{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/rhode-island/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"RI","name":"Rhode Island"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail in Rhode Island. Unscheduled at state level (imitation only); federal floor applies. Controlling source: R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08(d) - Schedule I hallucinogens (current; 4-HO-MET absent).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unscheduled at state level (imitation only); federal floor applies","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens - current)** - \"Hallucinogenic Substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or that contains any of its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and 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):  (4) Bufotenine  (5) Diethyltryptamine  (6) Dimethyltryptamine  (15) Psilocybin (16) Psilocyn \"\n- R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08(d), https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm (OFFICIAL - RI General Assembly; pulled June 19, 2026; History line ends at P.L. 2017, ch. 53/59). 4-HO-MET does not appear, and no tryptamine structural class exists in the section.\n**R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-1.02(25) (imitation controlled substance - appearance-based, NOT a structural analog)** - \"'Imitation controlled substance' means a substance that is not a controlled substance, that by dosage unit, appearance (including color, shape, size, and markings), or by representations made, would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled substance \"\n- R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-1.02(25), https://law.justia.com/codes/rhode-island/2021/title-21/chapter-21-28/section-21-28-1-02/ (MIRROR: Justia). The definitions section contains no \"analog\"/\"analogue\"/\"substantially similar chemical structure\" provision.","excerpt_source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","citations":[{"title":"R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08(d) - Schedule I hallucinogens (current; 4-HO-MET absent)","url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Rhode Island General Assembly","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"CT","status":"legal"},{"code":"MA","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-2.08(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); § 21-28-1.02 (imitation controlled substance — appearance-based)","title":null,"official_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"27d6e8e75c6453866316d2ba515d84646810475d2b557687e85961d5a4255459"}]}