That would be lame for a bill to dictate what is "mature enough medicine for me" I'm interested in this topic as well, and I kind of think its open to interpretation... but ultimately its saying you can have no more the 6 budding plants at a time.. 12 vegetating plants allowed.. but if I have 10 flowering plants than I'll be over the limit... likewise if I have 1 budding plant, and 9 vegetating plants, I will still be over the limit... this makes for confusion when trying to provide myself with a perpetual harvest to keep me going. The OR in the statement makes it confusing...I suppose it's all situational...But I guess the only way to be safe is to have no more than 6 flowering plants at a time, and no other plants.