{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/texas/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in Texas. Penalty Group 2 (tryptamine structural class). Listed as controlled substance, effective 2011-09-01. Controlling source: Tex. Health & Safety Code 481.103(a)(5) - Penalty Group 2 ring-hydroxy tryptamine class.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Penalty Group 2 (tryptamine structural class)","rule_type":null,"tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"controlled_substance","limit":null,"effective_date":"2011-09-01","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"**Sec. 481.103(a)(5) (Penalty Group 2 tryptamine structural class)** - \"(5) any compound structurally derived from tryptamine (3-(2-aminoethyl)indole) or a ring-hydroxy tryptamine: (A) by modification in any of the following ways: (i) by substitution at the amine nitrogen atom of the sidechain to any extent with alkyl or alkenyl groups or by inclusion of the amine nitrogen atom of the side chain (and no other atoms of the side chain) in a cyclic structure; (ii) by substitution at the carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the side chain (alpha-position) with an alkyl or alkenyl group; (iii) by substitution in the 6-membered ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, thioaklyl, alkylenedioxy, or halide substituents; or (iv) by substitution at the 2-position of the tryptamine ring system with an alkyl substituent; and (B) including: (i) ethers and esters of the controlled substances listed in this subdivision; and (ii) by example, compounds such as: alpha-ethyltryptamine; alpha-methyltryptamine; Bufotenine ; Diethyltryptamine ; Dimethyltryptamine (DMT); 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DiPT); O-Acetylpsilocin (Trade or other name: 4-Aco-DMT); Psilocin; and Psilocybin;\"\n- Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 481.103(a)(5), https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2021/health-and-safety-code/title-6/subtitle-c/chapter-481/subchapter-d/section-481-103/ (MIRROR: Justia, 2021; the (a)(5) class text is unchanged in the current code).","excerpt_source_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2021/health-and-safety-code/title-6/subtitle-c/chapter-481/subchapter-d/section-481-103/","citations":[{"title":"Tex. Health & Safety Code 481.103(a)(5) - Penalty Group 2 ring-hydroxy tryptamine class","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2021/health-and-safety-code/title-6/subtitle-c/chapter-481/subchapter-d/section-481-103/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (mirror of Tex. Health & Safety Code, 2021)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AR","status":"restricted"},{"code":"LA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NM","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OK","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.103(a)(5) — Penalty Group 2 \"ring-hydroxy tryptamine\" structural class","title":null,"official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2021/health-and-safety-code/title-6/subtitle-c/chapter-481/subchapter-d/section-481-103/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"0aec322dd401fb2cd55a06123d06f75a7f242ebe3fa926f630a48e571f4c8c41"},{"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code 481.103 (Penalty Group 2, hallucinogens)","title":"Tex. Health & Safety Code 481.103 (Penalty Group 2, hallucinogens)","official_url":"https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/HS/htm/HS.481.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"9c464f2a396e30b2412a36d21fc95d8adf55e3c878a7b18c15a90e6583c47aa0"},{"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. Sec. 481.103(a)(1)","title":"PENALTY GROUP 2 - hallucinogenic substances","official_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"ed6166a47c68ae9e5953c7d29d063dcb8641251b2a2428ffdd38430238613b89"}]}