it takes about 5 months from when you got your little green card back in the mail. you did send it return reciept right. what my drms office told me was send it return reciept and 21 days after i got the green card back my copy of the application is my temporary card.
i sent my paperwork in the 4th of november and finally got my card about the third week of april. good luck with your grows if you plan on going that way. i cant afford to buy all the marijuana i need to take care of my pain, so i kinda have to grow.