About 400 a day. That’s how many people the Colorado Department of Health and Environment reports are applying for medical marijuana licenses every day. More than 11-thousand can already legally use pot in our state and the health department expects the numbers to keep growing.

More and more medical marijuana dispensaries are also opening up. A Spokesperson for the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office says they know of about 14 to 15 that have opened up so far in just our county, some of them serving hundreds of patients each.

One of those dispensaries is Trichome Health Consultants on West Colorado. Business is booming there.

"We’ve seen probably about a 300 to 500 percent increase," said Peter Trujillo, Director of Sales. "I have about 500 to 600 patients that come through here and I have seen a wide range of ailments and diseases," Trujillo said.

He says most of his patients use medical marijuana for chronic pain. Jason Aughenbaugh is one such patient.

"I've been suffering from chronic pain since I was 17, I broke my femur and they put a steel rod in my leg," Aughenbaugh said.

He got his medical marijuana card this past July. It allows him to buy up to two ounces and also grow to up to six of his own plants. He says he comes to Trichome a few times a week, and there he can choose from 17 different strains of marijuana, along with a variety of edible goods.

"We have olive oil, salad dressing, brownies, cup cakes, candy,” Trujillo said.

Trichome is a one-stop shop for someone wishing to get a medical marijuana license. But it’s big business, with little regulation, that's what the El Paso County District Attorney's office is concerned about.

"We have them next door to nurseries, we have them in the middle of residential areas, we have no way to regulate that because there is nothing in the amendment that talks about that," said Assistant D.A. Dan Zook.

He says amendment 20, passed by Colorado voters in 2000, also includes a provision which allows patients to choose a caregiver. It’s someone who they trust with their well being and who can also legally provide them with pot.

"You can't really have that responsibility when you have hundreds of patients. It becomes more of a business, more of a distribution for profit, that's what we see happening," Zook said.

He says the definition needs to be more specific. "How many patients can a caregiver legitimately take care of?" Zook said.

Back in July a proposed state law would have limited the number of patients any caregiver can have to five. It failed.

"We do think it's being abused for recreation and for distribution and not purposes for the amendment," Zook said.

At Trichome, Trujillo says he would welcome regulations. While the business is discrete, they are also trying to create a very professional environment.

"I think that we should be able to provide places so people can acquire their meds in a safe and convenient matter," Trujillo said.

Regulations he says would only help him serve his customers better.

Since federal authorities said last week they are now going to respect marijuana laws in the individual states, many lawmakers and Colorado's Attorney General are asking for more clarification from state lawmakers about Amendment 20.

Sen. Chris Romer, a Denver Democrat says he plans to introduce a medical marijuana bill next year which will clarify regulations involving pot-using patients.