The same problem with an understaffed Department of Health happened here in Colorado.

Eventually they caught up with the applications, but for about 1 year the turn around was between 6 and 9 months.

No lawsuit was filed. They hired two-dozen temp. staffers to catch up.

It's funny because this year, everybody is renewing at the same time since they sent out a bunch of licenses at once, and they are backed up slightly again. Not nearly as bad though.

I wrote a blog about the green rush in Colorado. I hope other states can learn from how we did it.

Medical marijuana doesn't grow on trees The myth of making it big in Colorado