Patient counts in Montana??s medical marijuana program surged by over 1000 cardholders in a month from December 2010 through January 2011, from 27,292 to 28,362. The number of registered growers grew as well, from 4,807 to 4,843 persons authorized to farm cannabis. The number of doctors with currently enrolled patients shrank by two.

Montana slightly smaller , with 1000 new patients in a month ! So in one month a similarly sized state as RI added 1/3 of RI current MM patients in a month!