The number of legal psychedelic trips taken in Oregon will almost double in the two-year period ending in December 2027, according to the most recent forecast from the state’s Office of Economic Analysis.

Legal psilocybin sessions will rise to 52,000 in the current biennium from 28,000 in the two-year period that ended June 30, the office said in its September revenue forecast, released late last month.

The forecast indicates that state economists expect Oregon’s first-in-the-nation legal mushroom program will succeed in attracting participants, despite strong competition from underground trip sitters who don’t comply with costly state regulations and often advertise lower-priced sessions.

State economists called their forecast a “work in progress” because the program, approved by voter

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