{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/kentucky/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"KY","name":"Kentucky"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Kentucky. Analogue-exposed. Controlling source: 902 KAR 55:015 (Schedule I = federal-by-reference) + KRS 218A.010(6)-(7) analogue.","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":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**Schedule mechanism - 902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1:** \"Each substance that is scheduled or designated as a Schedule I controlled substance under 21 C.F.R. 1308.11  shall be scheduled or designated at the state level as a Schedule I controlled substance.\" (Kentucky lists no individual state tryptamines; the question collapses to the federal list, which does not name 4-HO-MET.)\n- 902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/9121/\n**Analog act - KRS 218A.010(7):** \"'Controlled substance analogue,' except as provided in paragraph (b)  means a substance: 1. The chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II; and 2. Which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than  a controlled substance in Schedule I or II; or 3. With respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends to have [such effect] \" And **KRS 218A.010(6):** \"'Controlled substance' means  a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V and includes a controlled substance analogue.\"\n- KRS 218A.010(6)-(7); via labeled Justia mirror, cross-checked against current FindLaw (identical): https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2014/chapter-218a/section-218a.010/","excerpt_source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/9121/","citations":[{"title":"902 KAR 55:015 (Schedule I = federal-by-reference) + KRS 218A.010(6)-(7) analogue","url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/9121/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kentucky Legislature","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"IL","status":"illegal"},{"code":"IN","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MO","status":"legal"},{"code":"OH","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TN","status":"restricted"},{"code":"VA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"WV","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"902 KAR 55:015 § 1 (Schedule I = incorporation of 21 CFR 1308.11 by reference); analog reach via KRS 218A.010(6) + (7). (Former statutory list KRS 218A.050 was repealed June 29, 2017.)","title":null,"official_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/9121/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"584940202b9d43573efc93f665b11c07c0bb93b6ad93ef82b6f63a99be92c5e2"},{"citation":"KRS 218A.010(8), (9)","title":"Definitions for chapter -- 'controlled substance' includes a controlled substance analogue; definition of controlled substance analogue","official_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54047","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"9e787874586183ca3f61c3b65ac56210a2908b6a1d2cdbd3f5c0583dfcdeaab3"}]}