{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/utah/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Utah. Analog-exposed (58-37-2 analog). Controlling source: Utah Code 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii) Schedule I (not named) + 58-37-2(1)(g)(i) analog.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed (58-37-2 analog)","rule_type":null,"tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**Sec. 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii) (hallucinogen chapeau)** - \"any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or which contains any of their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers  as used in this Subsection (2)(a)(iii) only, 'isomer' includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers:\"\n- Utah Code Sec. 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii), https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S4_2022050420220504.pdf (OFFICIAL, eff. May 4, 2022). The named tryptamines/indoles are AET, Bufotenine, DET, DMT, Psilocybin, Psilocyn; 4-HO-MET is not present and no tryptamine structural class exists.\n**Sec. 58-37-2(1)(g)(i) (controlled substance analog)** - \"'Controlled substance analog' means: (A) a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance listed in Schedules I and II of Section 58-37-4, a substance listed in Section 58-37-4.2, or in Schedules I and II of the federal Controlled Substances Act, Title II, P.L. 91-513; (B) a substance which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to  controlled substances listed in Schedules I and II \"\n- Utah Code Sec. 58-37-2(1)(g)(i), https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S2_2024031220240501.pdf (OFFICIAL, eff. Mar. 12, 2024).","excerpt_source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S4_2022050420220504.pdf","citations":[{"title":"Utah Code 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii) Schedule I (not named) + 58-37-2(1)(g)(i) analog","url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S4_2022050420220504.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Utah Legislature","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AZ","status":"illegal"},{"code":"CO","status":"restricted"},{"code":"ID","status":"legal"},{"code":"NV","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NM","status":"restricted"},{"code":"WY","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Utah Code § 58-37-4(2)(a)(iii) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); § 58-37-2(1)(g)(i) (controlled substance analog)","title":null,"official_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S4_2022050420220504.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"40761716cdc50b463e51a96358a452dfa40d16866d4fdce30d65e32b72401012"},{"citation":"Utah Code 58-37-108 (Schedules; formerly 58-37-4), Schedule I (2)(a)(iii) hallucinogens; effective 7/1/2026 version","title":"Utah Code 58-37-108 (Schedules; formerly 58-37-4), Schedule I (2)(a)(iii) hallucinogens; effective 7/1/2026 version","official_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37_2026050620260701.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"819d91abcb6742f520d0147b204cccfbda4c7e6887877c3db115df56c7e9c122"},{"citation":"Utah Code Ann. Sec. 58-37-2(1)(i)","title":"Definitions - Controlled substance analog","official_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/C58-37-S2_2025050720250507.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"4e0392801725d2229a05a3e963ac4843c61c18c3607357e690b919bf6e858e5a"}]}