thats really weird since there is no 6 plant limit
that shit got tossed out as unconstitutional
woops, I should have clarified. In my area, the DA has set a limit which is in line with CA DA, which is 6 plants. that is a minimum and counties can't go lower than that. depending on where you live, it can be much higher.
most of the commercial grows in my area grow on behalf of dispensaries and maintain a 6 plant per script rule. they must feel safe because I know of several who go over the 99 plant federal rule. I would never do so, but they do.
If you are growing for yourself or a couple friends, you have to be prepared to justify why you would have more than 6 plants if you are claiming personal use.
So if your county says six is the limit and you have a script that allows you up to 99, there is no way a doctor could justify that quantity for personal use. in fact, there are no guidelines for doctors in terms of what they can recommend, so a number is arbitrary. So if your doc can't justify why you have over 6 plants or some other reasonable number, you are now growing commercially and are subject to felony charges.
but as I've said before, this varies by county in CA