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Oregon drops its plan to double psilocybin license fees
Oregon won't double the license fees its psilocybin businesses and facilitators pay in 2027. The Oregon Health Authority dropped the proposal on September 22, 2026, citing feedback from its advisory board, rules advisory committees and public comment, but the program's projected budget shortfall remains.
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What Oregon decided
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said on September 22, 2026 that it "will not file final rules" from its 2026 psilocybin rulemaking "and will not adopt the proposed fee increases". It said the decision was based on feedback from the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, rules advisory committees and the public comment period.1 The current program rules, Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 333, division 333, stay in force.2
OHA is starting over with a new rulemaking for the proposed changes that had nothing to do with fees. Its planned effective date is January 15, 2027.1
What the dropped proposal would have changed
Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS), the OHA section that licenses the program, said in a June 26, 2026 message to its distribution list that its draft rules included "significant changes to all fees, including elimination of reduced fees", and that it planned for them to take effect January 1, 2027.3 The formal notice, filed August 28 and published September 1, gave the numbers.49
| Fee | Current | Proposed, now dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitator license, per year | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| Service center or manufacturer license, per year | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| License application: service center, manufacturer or lab | $500 | $1,000 |
| License application: facilitator | $150 | $200 |
| Worker permit | $25 | $200 |
| Reduced fees for nonprofits, veterans and some low-income applicants | Available | Eliminated |
About 32% of license transactions in the current two-year budget period had been at a reduced fee, the notice said.4 For those licensees the jump was bigger: a reduced-fee facilitator would have gone from $1,000 to $4,000, and a reduced-fee service center or manufacturer from $5,000 to $20,000.5 The rules advisory committee that reviewed the draft in July was unanimously opposed.5
The budget gap hasn't gone away
OPS is paid for by fees and limited tax revenue, and OHA's base budget for 2025 to 2027 included no state general fund money for it.35 OPS's August 2026 budget summary projected a cash shortfall of $3,886,443 for that two-year period with no fee increase. With the increase and no loss of licensees, the gap would have been $2,952,793. In a worst case where higher fees drove licensees away, it would have grown to $4,246,161.5
The program has already cut its staff from 23 full-time positions to 17, and it merged with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program into a combined Medical Cannabis and Psilocybin section on September 1, 2026.5
What it means if you're in Nevada
Oregon's program is open to visitors. Clients must be 21 or older, don't have to live in Oregon and don't need a prescription.6 Oregon had 20 approved service centers as of July 23, 2026, and the nearest listed ones, in Ashland, are about 724 miles by road from the Las Vegas Strip.57
License fees are paid by businesses, and OHA doesn't set or regulate what clients pay.6 But OHA's own notice warned that any cost passed on to clients would likely have a greater impact on underserved and lower-income people, and that if access shrank, "clients may be more likely to seek out unregulated psilocybin services which leads to increased risk to client and public safety."4 Dropping the increase removes that pressure for now. It doesn't fix the shortfall behind it.
The rule that matters most for a Nevadan hasn't changed. Psilocybin can only be bought and taken at a licensed service center during an administration session, and it can't be taken off-site.6 Psilocybin is a Schedule I drug in Nevada, so carrying any back would be illegal possession here.8 Our guide to legal psilocybin nearest Las Vegas compares the three programs, and Nevada psilocybin law covers the penalties.
Updated November 2, 2026: added the November rules advisory committee meetings and the timing of the next comment period.
Sources
- OHA statement: Agency not moving forward with proposed fee increases for psilocybin licensees. Oregon Health Authority, September 22, 2026.
- MCAP Psilocybin: Administrative Rules and Rulemaking Process. Oregon Health Authority, checked November 2, 2026.
- 2026 OPS Proposed Rules for Rules Advisory Committees (message to the OPS distribution list). Oregon Psilocybin Services, June 26, 2026.
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, chapter 333, Oregon Psilocybin Services. Oregon Health Authority, filed August 28, 2026.
- Oregon Psilocybin Services budget information summary. Oregon Health Authority, August 2026.
- Access psilocybin services. Oregon Health Authority, checked November 2, 2026.
- Driving route, Las Vegas Strip to Ashland, Oregon. OSRM, computed November 2, 2026.
- NAC 453.510, Schedule I. Nevada Administrative Code, Nevada Legislature.
- Oregon Psilocybin Services: 2026 rulemaking. Oregon Health Authority, checked November 2, 2026.
Keep reading
Where psilocybin is legal nearest Las Vegas, by roadThe 67 Oregon and Colorado centers on state license lists by road miles from the Strip, plus visitor rules.
Oregon says 2,114 psilocybin clients came from other statesOregon says 2,114 psilocybin clients had come from other states as of March 31, 2026. Nevada isn't counted separately.
What a JAMA study of 346 Oregon psilocybin clients found346 Oregon psilocybin clients: 4 serious reactions, self-reported gains, no control group and two corrections.
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