{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/washington/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"WA","name":"Washington"},"as_of":"2026-10-07","answer":"As of October 7, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Washington. Analog-exposed (RCW 69.50.101(16)). Controlling source: RCW 69.50.204(c) Schedule I (not named) + 69.50.101(16) controlled substance analog.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed (RCW 69.50.101(16))","rule_type":null,"tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-07","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**RCW 69.50.204(c) (hallucinogen chapeau + isomer definition)** - \"Hallucinogenic substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of those salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. For the purposes of this subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers\"\n- RCW 69.50.204(c), https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true (OFFICIAL - certified 7/12/2024). Psilocyn and psilocybin are listed; 4-HO-MET is not.\n**RCW 69.50.101(16) (controlled substance analog)** - \"'Controlled substance analog' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and: (i) that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II; or (ii) with respect to a particular individual, that the individual represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to [that] of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II.\"\n- RCW 69.50.101(16), https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.101&pdf=true (OFFICIAL - certified 8/15/2025).","excerpt_source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true","citations":[{"title":"RCW 69.50.204(c) Schedule I (not named) + 69.50.101(16) controlled substance analog","url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Washington State Legislature","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"ID","status":"legal"},{"code":"OR","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"RCW 69.50.204(c) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); RCW 69.50.101(16) (controlled substance analog)","title":null,"official_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"f2016f99bbc64a470381e3baf3788ab79b2f96fe9d4ff7c5fd8a228cb126b774"},{"citation":"RCW 69.50.214 (with RCW 69.50.101(16)(a))","title":"Controlled substance analog treated as Schedule I (deeming clause) and the controlled-substance-analog definition","official_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.50.214","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"b89d8e66c22f4597cfab452f33f0c65f718a1e54c59061122967cb5cadfef03a"}]}