4-HO-MET Ban 2026: Every State Where It Is Illegal, With Dates

Q: What states is 4-HO-MET illegal in?

4-HO-MET is illegal to sell at retail in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia as of November 12, 2026.

15 of 51 banned

As of November 12, 2026, 4-HO-MET is banned from retail sale in 15 of 51 US jurisdictions; federally, it is in a gray area. Banned: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

Ban here means retail sale is prohibited by statute, rule, order or scheduling. Restrictions and gray areas are listed on the compound page.

When does the next 4-HO-MET ban take effect?

No pending ban or effective date is on file for 4-HO-MET as of November 13, 2026; the 15 bans listed here are already in force.

QuietNo pending legislation, deadlines or enforcement actions on file for 4-HO-MET nationally.

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BannedNot banned (legal, restricted or gray)Not yet verified

Federal

Federal gray area. 4-HO-MET (metocin) - not federally scheduled by name; Schedule I by the Federal Analogue Act when intended for human consumption Federal detail

States where 4-HO-MET is illegal (15)

Jurisdiction	Instrument	Effective	Basis
Alabama	Alabama Controlled Substances List, Schedule I entry (280) (Ala. Code 20-2-23)	2014-03-18	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Arizona	A.R.S. Sec. 13-3401(6)(a)(xxx) - N-methyltryptamine mimetic generic (lists HO-MET)	2021-01-01	controlled substance / Schedule I
Florida	Fla. Stat. Sec. 893.03(1)(c)194 - Substituted Tryptamines (named + class)	2016-07-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Georgia	Georgia HB 211 (2015), Act 125, Sec. 1 - adds O.C.G.A. 16-13-25(3)(YYY) 4-HO-MET to Schedule I (as enacted)	2015-05-06	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Illinois	720 ILCS 570/204(d)(79) - Schedule I (named)	2019-01-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Indiana	Ind. Code Sec. 35-48-2-4(d) - Schedule I (4-Hydroxy-MET named)	2023-07-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. 152.02 subd.2(d) - hallucinogens incl. their analogs; names 4-AcO-MET	2012-08-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Nebraska	Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 28-405 - Schedule I (named (31)(C) + class (31))	2013-06-04	schedule 1 / Schedule I
North Carolina	N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(3)(kk) - Schedule I (named) + (3)(nn) class	2018-01-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code Sec. 19-03.1-05(6)(p)(3) - Schedule I (named) + (6)(p) class	2013-03-27	schedule 1 / Schedule I
South Dakota	SDCL 34-20B-14(59) - Schedule I substituted tryptamines (named)	2013-03-06	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Texas	Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.103	2015-09-01	controlled substance / Schedule I
Vermont	Vermont Regulated Drug Rule Sec. 7.0 - Tryptamines (named 4-HO-MET)	2017-07-15	schedule 1 / Schedule I
Virginia	Va. Code Sec. 54.1-3446(3) - Schedule I hallucinogens	2023-07-01	schedule 1 / Schedule I
West Virginia	W. Va. Code 60A-2-204(d) Schedule I - Tryptamines sub-list (named)	2015-06-10	schedule 1 / Schedule I

4-HO-MET ban status by state

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Compound Analytics. “4-HO-MET Ban 2026: Every State Where It Is Illegal, With Dates.” Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/bans/4-ho-met/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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