{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/new-jersey/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in New Jersey. Analog-exposed (2C:35-2; federal-incorporation schedule). Controlling source: N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1 - Schedule I incorporates federal 21 CFR 1308.11.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed (2C:35-2; federal-incorporation schedule)","rule_type":null,"tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"**N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1(a) (federal incorporation)** - \"The Federal controlled dangerous substance Schedules I, II, III, IV and V at 21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15, as amended and supplemented, promulgated by the United States Attorney General pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 811 and 812, are incorporated herein by reference.\"\n- N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1(a), https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-45H-10-1 (OFFICIAL - Cornell LII reproduction of N.J.A.C.).\n**N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2 (controlled substance analog)** - \"'Controlled substance analog' means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled dangerous substance and that was specifically designed to produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled dangerous substance. The term shall not include a substance manufactured or distributed in conformance with the provisions of an approved new drug application or an exemption for investigational use within the meaning of section 505 of the 'Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act' \" - and: \"The term [controlled dangerous substance], wherever it appears in any law or administrative regulation of this State, shall include controlled substance analogs.\"\n- N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2, https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2c/section-2c-35-2/ (MIRROR: Justia).","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-45H-10-1","citations":[{"title":"N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1 - Schedule I incorporates federal 21 CFR 1308.11","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-45H-10-1","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Cornell LII (reproduction of N.J.A.C.)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":false},{"title":"N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2 - controlled substance analog definition","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2c/section-2c-35-2/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (mirror of N.J.S.A.)","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":false}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"DE","status":"legal"},{"code":"NY","status":"legal"},{"code":"PA","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1 (NJ Schedule I incorporates federal 21 CFR 1308.11 by reference); N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2 (controlled substance analog)","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-45H-10-1","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"b2544b6f71d19e6085e042fe41c7ecbf6ef5efbd3375623f946fa566ea0c74be"},{"citation":"N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1 (Schedules of CDS; adopts federal 21 CFR 1308.11-.15 plus state additions), 2017 adoption notice","title":"N.J.A.C. 13:45H-10.1 (Schedules of CDS; adopts federal 21 CFR 1308.11-.15 plus state additions), 2017 adoption notice","official_url":"https://WWW.NJCONSUMERAFFAIRS.GOV/Adoptions/060517-CDS-Adoption.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"634785e900e19af8ecde5bd8c88ff1d00fa18d51facdfb8e534bc620cc01ecc8"},{"citation":"N.J.S.A. Sec. 2C:35-2 (Definitions)","title":"Controlled dangerous substance / Controlled substance analog (analogs folded into CDS)","official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2c/section-2c-35-2/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"b16e837424533ac6b3347f0f99dacd83f4c30448b5cac3b8bed51eac9771e2df"}]}