“OHA dropping this rulemaking is a win, but it does not mean we’ve won.”
By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America
Following significant industry pushback, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced on Tuesday that the agency has officially dropped its efforts to double licensing fees for the state’s psilocybin services program.
In an email to industry stakeholders, the agency wrote that, “based on feedback OHA has received through the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board (OPAB), rule advisory committees (RACs) and rulemaking public comment period, the agency will not adopt final rules as a result of this rulemaking process.”
The initially proposed changes came amidst a multi-billion dollar statewide budgetary shortfall in Oregon, and per OHA’s own language included in the now-dropped rule change acknowledged that if implemented, the fee hikes “may reduce the overall number of licensees and create a more significant program budget shortfall.”
In the wake of the initial proposal, industry stakeholders across the Beaver State spoke out in force, arguing that such a substantial fee hike could potentially cripple the first legal, state regulated psychedelic access program in the United States.
In response to news that the OHA was dropping the rule change altogether, Center
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