what seeds for shorter plants!

iv'e grown before but wasn't sure about what seeds i had ..the plants grew to about 4 feet and that was just a little too high..they produced great buds but was a pain in the ass to work with.. i was told that orange bud was a short stocky plant that does very well..is this true...and how safe are seed banks ?...i want to know what i'm getting this time...and is the law gonna track me down over 10 seeds...i sure as hell don't want busted....i live in ohio...thanks