‘I Don’t Think the Industry Can Survive This’: Oregon Regulators Propose Steep Psilocybin Fee Hikes - The Mexico Ledger
The proposal would double some license fees and eliminate discounts, with critics saying higher costs could raise session prices and force closures.
- The Oregon Health Authority announced in late June proposed fee increases affecting virtually every corner of the psilocybin industry, doubling annual license fees for manufacturers and service centers from $10,000 to $20,000.
- Oregon's psilocybin program faces a revenue crisis after slow industry growth failed to generate enough license fees to cover costs, despite voter promises of no ongoing taxpayer expenses after startup.
- Permit costs to work in a center would increase from $25 to $200, facilitator fees would double to $4,000 with discounts eliminated, and Ryan Reid, Bendable Therapy co-founder, expects total licensing costs to increase by as much as $50,000.
- Heidi Pendergast, Oregon director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, called the increases "unprecedented," noting sessions already cost between $850 and $3,000; Dr. Eric Lee of Space Psychedelic Clinic in Portland warned other centers won't survive.
- Oregon issued licenses to 39 service centers, about half of which have expired or been surrendered, raising doubts about the legal experiment's viability; Daniel Huson, head of Rose City Laboratories, warned the industry may not survive the next two years.
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‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes
Psilocybin mushrooms dried and displayed in glass bowl. (Photo by Getty Images) State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing more businesses to close. The Oregon Health Authority in late June announced proposed fee increases that would affect virtually every corner of the industry, aiming to fi…
‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes - The Mexico Ledger
Psilocybin mushrooms dried and displayed in glass bowl. (Photo by Getty Images)State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing more businesses to close. The Oregon Health Authority in late June announced proposed fee increases that would affect virtually every corner of the industry, aiming to fin…
‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes - Stateline Publications
Psilocybin mushrooms dried and displayed in glass bowl. (Photo by Getty Images)State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing more businesses to close. The Oregon Health Authority in late June announced proposed fee increases that would affect virtually every corner of the industry, aiming to fin…
‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
Psilocybin mushrooms dried and displayed in glass bowl. (Photo by Getty Images)State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing more businesses to close. The Oregon Health Authority in late June announced proposed fee increases that would affect virtually every corner of the industry, aiming to fin…
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