{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/north-carolina/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","answer":"As of October 22, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in North Carolina. Schedule I (named + class). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2018-01-01. Controlling source: N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(3)(kk) - Schedule I (named) + (3)(nn) class.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Schedule I (named + class)","rule_type":null,"tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2018-01-01","verified_at":"2026-10-22","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"**Named entry** - \"kk. 4-hydroxy-MET.\"\n- N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(3)(kk), https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf (OFFICIAL - NC General Assembly).\n**Structural class** - \"nn. Substituted tryptamines. - Any compound, unless specifically excepted, specifically named in this schedule, or listed under a different schedule, structurally derived from 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine (i.e., tryptamine) by mono- or di-substitution of the amine nitrogen with alkyl or alkenyl groups  whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent with any alkyl, alkoxy, halo, hydroxyl, or acetoxy groups.\"\n- N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(3)(nn). Same URL (OFFICIAL).","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf","citations":[{"title":"N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(3)(kk) - Schedule I (named) + (3)(nn) class","url":"https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Carolina General Assembly","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"GA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"SC","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TN","status":"restricted"},{"code":"VA","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-89(3)(kk) — named; and § 90-89(3)(nn) — substituted-tryptamine structural class","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"0727c242f96d13b72d74e9794c392728a5798268da9fa4c0ca43de6ffdb2af29"},{"citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(8)","title":"Schedule I controlled substances - Substituted phenethylamines","official_url":"https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-89.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"c4948c2dd9d2c11f97b3349d82a58d38ed6764f6f20c558845ed984195123224"}]}