{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/vermont/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","answer":"As of October 22, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in Vermont. Scheduled - named (Regulated Drug Rule). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2017-07-15. Controlling source: Vermont Regulated Drug Rule Sec. 7.0 - Tryptamines (named 4-HO-MET).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Scheduled - named (Regulated Drug Rule)","rule_type":null,"tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2017-07-15","verified_at":"2026-10-22","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**Named entry** - \"4-HO-MET; 3-(2-(ethyl(methyl)amino)ethyl)-1H-indol-4-ol\"\n- Vermont Regulated Drug Rule (Dept. of Health), Chapter 8 Subchapter 9, Sec. 7.0 (\"Hallucinogenic Drugs; Synthetic Cannabinoids; Tryptamines; Cannabimimetics; Mescaline Analogs; Dissociatives\"), p. 20. https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/REG_regulated-drugs.pdf (OFFICIAL - Vermont Department of Health).\n**Enabling authority** - \"This rule is established under the authority of 18 V.S.A. Sec.Sec. 4201 and 4202 which authorizes the Vermont Board of Health to designate regulated drugs for the protection of public health and safety.\"\n- same PDF, Sec. 1.0.","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/REG_regulated-drugs.pdf","citations":[{"title":"Vermont Regulated Drug Rule Sec. 7.0 - Tryptamines (named 4-HO-MET)","url":"https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/REG_regulated-drugs.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Vermont Department of Health","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"MA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NH","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NY","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"18 V.S.A. 4201(10) (hallucinogenic drugs definition; schedules delegated to Dept. of Health rule under 4202)","title":"18 V.S.A. 4201(10) (hallucinogenic drugs definition; schedules delegated to Dept. of Health rule under 4202)","official_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/084/04201","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-08","text_hash":"c6f707ea9b84197e25a4ba74d480c3cee3434b10457aba33cf1b12c7ca367954"},{"citation":"Vermont Regulated Drug Rule (Dept. of Health), § 7.0 (Hallucinogenic Drugs; Tryptamines), under 18 V.S.A. §§ 4201–4202","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/REG_regulated-drugs.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"011afd53c5b60e2b50eb111fa4acb70719ac3f5a748e454768f73124d2086d09"},{"citation":"Vermont Regulated Drug Rule Sec. 7.0 (18 V.S.A. Sec. 4201-4202; Sec. 4230-4237)","title":"Regulated Drug Rule Sec. 7.0 - Hallucinogenic Drugs; Synthetic Cannabinoids; Tryptamines; Cannabinimimetics; Mescaline Analogs; Dissociatives (named entry: 5-MAPB)","official_url":"https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/REG_regulated-drugs.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"dd18e4f4abf49a55e17735355462887e99d9e2b2ff449b1d85e960cd38795ab2"}]}