{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/louisiana/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Louisiana. Analogue-exposed. Controlling source: La. R.S. 40:964 Schedule I(C) (not named) + 40:961(9) analogue definition.","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":"**Sec. 40:964 Schedule I(C) header** \"C. Hallucinogenic substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or which contains any of their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, or salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation, for purposes of this Subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers:\"\n- La. R.S. 40:964(C), https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98877 (official Louisiana State Legislature)\n**Nearest listed entries - neither is 4-HO-MET:** \"(34) 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DIPT)\" and \"(35) 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-Hydroxy-MIPT).\" 4-HO-MET (the N-ethyl homolog) is absent.\n- La. R.S. 40:964(C), same URL\n**Analog act - La. R.S. 40:961(9):** \"'Controlled substance analogue' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled dangerous substance in Schedule I or II of R.S. 40:964; which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than  a controlled dangerous substance in Schedule I or II; or with respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends to have [such effect]  Such term shall not include  any substance to the extent not intended for human consumption \"\n- La. R.S. 40:961(9); via labeled Justia mirror (2025 Louisiana Laws), full section read: https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/revised-statutes/title-40/rs-40-961/","excerpt_source_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98877","citations":[{"title":"La. R.S. 40:964 Schedule I(C) (not named) + 40:961(9) analogue definition","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98877","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AR","status":"restricted"},{"code":"MS","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TX","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:964, Schedule I(C)","title":"Composition of schedules -- Schedule I, Subsection C (Hallucinogenic substances)","official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=98877","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"eb5d62d71e9fbd1ba0d842e1ff3d215baac1ccd8c999cb15f3fb52669e4dd1f2"},{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:964, Schedule I(C) (does NOT name it); analog reach via **La. R.S. 40:961(9)** (controlled substance analogue definition) + La. R.S. 40:964.1 (treatment of analogues).","title":null,"official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98877","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"565c81187a45f3144bedf8a06c8525e2011c59d22d6f05a3443e9cc7cca130fb"},{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:989.2","title":"Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited plant products; exceptions","official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=726196","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"81397db085d61af0218e26d69e3e12df614dede29bb9005a270d6e1afec22a08"}]}