{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/new-mexico/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NM","name":"New Mexico"},"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 Mexico. Analog-exposed (30-31-2 analog). Controlling source: NMSA Sec. 30-31-6(C) - Schedule I hallucinogens (closed list).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed (30-31-2 analog)","rule_type":null,"tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"**Sec. 30-31-6(C) (named tryptamines in the closed list)** - \"(5) diethyltryptamine; (6) dimethyltryptamine;  (14) psilocybin ; (15) psilocin \"\n- NMSA Sec. 30-31-6(C), https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-6/ (MIRROR: Justia). 4-HO-MET does not appear, and no 4-hydroxytryptamine structural class exists in the section.\n**Sec. 30-31-2(U) (controlled substance analog)** - \"'controlled substance analog' means a substance other than a controlled substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V or that was specifically designed to produce effects substantially similar to that of controlled substances in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V. Examples of chemical classes in which controlled substance analogs are found: (1) include: (a) phenethylamines;  (f) substituted indoles; and (g) arylcycloalkylamines \"\n- NMSA Sec. 30-31-2(U), https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-2/ (MIRROR: Justia).","excerpt_source_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-6/","citations":[{"title":"NMSA Sec. 30-31-6(C) - Schedule I hallucinogens (closed list)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-6/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (mirror of NMSA)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":false},{"title":"NMSA Sec. 30-31-2(U) - controlled substance analog definition","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-2/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (mirror of NMSA)","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":false}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AZ","status":"illegal"},{"code":"CO","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OK","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TX","status":"illegal"},{"code":"UT","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"16.19.20.65 NMAC (Board of Pharmacy, Schedule I), hallucinogenic substances","title":"16.19.20.65 NMAC (Board of Pharmacy, Schedule I), hallucinogenic substances","official_url":"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title16/16.019.0020.html","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"d080906b38ee8437c72eaacf5c03d14048c1082dba646d8c50413c0597fa80da"},{"citation":"NMSA § 30-31-6(C) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); NMSA § 30-31-2(U) (controlled substance analog)","title":null,"official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-6/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"edae7dd1858c5776ad2e937cf04c3cb607e53cc13feb9736a9dbc06ff22ca210"},{"citation":"NMSA Sec. 30-31-2(U)","title":"Controlled Substances Act - Definitions - controlled substance analog","official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-30/article-31/section-30-31-2/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"91a1298334575cee9200a604728a2430b8720da25c024f140243e5f7801efca3"}]}