{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/west-virginia/","compound":{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-HO-MET"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","answer":"As of October 22, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in West Virginia. Schedule I (named). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2015-06-10. Controlling source: W. Va. Code 60A-2-204(d) Schedule I - Tryptamines sub-list (named).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Schedule I (named)","rule_type":null,"tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2015-06-10","verified_at":"2026-10-22","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"**Named entry (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances, \"Tryptamines\")** - \"Tryptamines: 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-HO-MiPT); **4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET);** 4-acetoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-AcO-DiPT) \"\n- W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204(d), https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/ (OFFICIAL - West Virginia Legislature).\n**Schedule I chapeau (isomer/ester/ether expansion)** - \"(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances  including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation.\"\n- W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204(a). Same URL (OFFICIAL).","excerpt_source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/","citations":[{"title":"W. Va. Code 60A-2-204(d) Schedule I - Tryptamines sub-list (named)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"WV HB 2931 (2015) bill history - Ch. 66 Acts 2015","url":"https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?input=2931&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2015-06-10"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"KY","status":"restricted"},{"code":"MD","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OH","status":"restricted"},{"code":"PA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"VA","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d) — Schedule I hallucinogenic substances, \"Tryptamines\" sub-list (named)","title":null,"official_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"5a2cf2b4af07cb9e363a7ec2797123395fafae86b766845573787a8de42646fd"}]}