I believe they are dragging out the process until the glut of cards issued in Aug, Sep, Oct, and November are processd. I ran a report on the expiration dates and found that 65% of cards are expiring in those months. If they can get those cards processed at the higher rate they can have a 3x larger budget for the upcoming year.

That would explain the "email glitch" that extended the comment period out by a month.
SoCoMMJ Reviewed by SoCoMMJ on . CDPHE May Reduce Application Fee Colorado: Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry It seems pretty straightforward: they've looked at the fee and decided it needs to be dramatically lowered. Please submit comment above and let's get some positive change going at the health department. Rating: 5