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Licensing fees could double for Oregon’s psilocybin service centers and facilitators

By Gemma DiCarlo (OPB)
July 16, 2026 1 p.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, July 16

FILE - Psilocybin mushrooms are ground up in the testing process at Rose City Laboratories, March 17, 2023.

FILE - Psilocybin mushrooms are ground up in the testing process at Rose City Laboratories, March 17, 2023.

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The Oregon Health Authority is considering doubling license fees for the state’s psilocybin service providers.

The draft rules would also eliminate discounts for nonprofit service centers and facilitators who are veterans or qualify as low-income. A third of Oregon’s psilocybin service centers have already closed since OHA began issuing licenses in 2023.

Cathy Jonas, the founder and CEO of EPIC Healing Eugene, joins us to share what the proposed changes could mean for her center. We’ll also check in with Angie Allbee, manager of the Psilocybin Services Section at OHA, about the future of Oregon’s first-in-the-nation program.

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