{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/colorado/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Colorado. Analogue-exposed. Controlling source: C.R.S. Sec. 18-18-203(2)(c) (not named) + 18-18-203(2)(g)/102(6) analog.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analogue-exposed","rule_type":null,"tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"**Schedule gap - Sec. 18-18-203(2)(c):** lists \"(IV.5) 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DiPT);  (VIII.5) Alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT); (IX) Bufotenine; (X) Diethyltryptamine; (XI) Dimethyltryptamine (DMT);  (XXI) Psilocybin; (XXII) Psilocyn.\" No 4-HO-MET; the catch-all reaches only \"salts, isomers, and salts of isomers  theoretically possible within the specific chemical designation\" (isomer = optical), which does not capture a homolog.\n**Analog provision - Sec. 18-18-203(2)(g):** \"Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which is a controlled substance analog, the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance listed in this subsection (2) or that was specifically designed to produce an effect substantially similar to or greater than the effect of a controlled substance listed in this subsection (2), all or part of which is intended for human consumption.\"\n**Analog definition - Sec. 18-18-102(6)(a):** \"'Controlled substance analog' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in or added to schedule I or II and: (I) Which has a  hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to  a controlled substance included in schedule I or II; or (II)  the individual represents or intends [it] to have a  hallucinogenic effect  substantially similar \"\n- C.R.S. Sec. 18-18-203 and Sec. 18-18-102; via labeled public.law mirror: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-203 and https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-102","excerpt_source_url":"https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-203","citations":[{"title":"C.R.S. Sec. 18-18-203(2)(c) (not named) + 18-18-203(2)(g)/102(6) analog","url":"https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-203","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"public.law (mirror of C.R.S.)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":false}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AZ","status":"illegal"},{"code":"KS","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NE","status":"illegal"},{"code":"NM","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OK","status":"restricted"},{"code":"UT","status":"restricted"},{"code":"WY","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"C.R.S. § 18-18-203(2)(c) (Schedule I hallucinogens — does NOT name it); analog reach via C.R.S. § 18-18-203(2)(g) + § 18-18-102(6).","title":null,"official_url":"https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-203","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"964bba3a8434c09dd9e031c4f18211b1c18ac8a6df7ec331c39136793c8f8287"},{"citation":"C.R.S. 18-18-203 (Schedule I), (2)(c) hallucinogenic substances; Colorado Revised Statutes 2024 official PDF","title":"C.R.S. 18-18-203 (Schedule I), (2)(c) hallucinogenic substances; Colorado Revised Statutes 2024 official PDF","official_url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-18.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"48a73c7b97b388de63a3b1a7281095cc872b35d3bc5b9f2072e7e839b23c6842"},{"citation":"C.R.S. Sec. 18-18-203(2)(g)","title":"Schedule I - in-schedule controlled substance analog","official_url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-18.pdf","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"145428adb15e2af08f928363e5326737bdba8f11dea25dae133de72624dda6b3"}]}