Actually, I gotta disagree with you on the allotted area, Ceph. I live in a small house with a basement, about 1300 square feet. That gives me a 14'x14' area to grow in. If I'm a caregiver that can't supply 5 patients with a steady stream of meds, I'm doing something terribly wrong, especially if I'm using a SOG style grow and use no larger than 6" pots and keep my grow properly staggered for a consistent harvest. I'll grant that the situation might not allow for a lot of variety in the room, but the grow is feasible. Sounds like they're just trying to keep people from getting ideas of massive grows and want to cut that avenue off before anyone causes serious distress in the community. I don't like the idea of that, but still... I can't say that it isn't doable. Remember, lots of folks grow their own in far less space than a 14'x14' room and get nice yields.
For everything else, I'm with ya 100%