Is 4-HO-MET (Metocin) Legal in Alabama? (2026)

Illegal

As of October 25, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in Alabama. Schedule I (named). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2014-03-18. Controlling source: Alabama Controlled Substances List, Schedule I entry (280) (Ala. Code 20-2-23).

Verified October 25, 2026 (llm review) · confidence: confirmed
Tier
schedule i
Schedule
schedule 1
Effective
2014-03-18

What the record says

Named entry (280) 4-Hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-OH-MET), state control Mar 18 2014. Mechanism: named. Official ADFS list, independently re-verified.

Controlling language, verbatim

"(280) 4-Hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (Some trade or other names: 4-OH-MET) (State Control Mar. 18, 2014)" - Alabama Controlled Substances List (Board of Health Schedule I, Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23), official ADFS PDF: https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. Alabama Controlled Substances List, Schedule I entry (280) (Ala. Code 20-2-23) (Alabama Dept of Forensic Sciences (Board of Health list), 2014-03-18) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where 4-HO-MET (Metocin) stands across the country

LegalRestrictedGray areaIllegalNot yet verified

Among Alabama's 4 neighbors, Florida and Georgia are illegal; Mississippi and Tennessee are restricted.

Open the interactive map · Every compound in Alabama

Federal posture

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

Verbatim law on file for Alabama

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in Alabama; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Ala. Code § 20-2-23 (Schedule I) as compiled in the Alabama Board of Health / ADFS Controlled Substances List, entry (280). State control effective March 18, 2014.OFFICIAL
Instrument
statute
Source
https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf
Retrieved
2026-06-19
Fingerprint
a86fb62a30d30727
"(280) 4-Hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (Some trade or other names: 4-OH-MET) (State Control Mar. 18, 2014)"
— Alabama Controlled Substances List (Board of Health Schedule I, Ala. Code § 20-2-23), official ADFS PDF: https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf

Related

4-HO-MET (Metocin) in neighboring states

4-HO-MET (Metocin) in other states

Same framework in Alabama

Other compounds in Alabama

Cite this page

Compound Analytics. "Is 4-HO-MET (Metocin) Legal in Alabama? (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/alabama/. Accessed October 25, 2026.

Compound Laws, published by Compound Analytics, reports the record: statutes verbatim, official citations, enforcement facts and verification dates. Nothing here is legal advice and nothing here describes how to get around a law. A jurisdiction with no verified row is reported as not yet verified, never as legal. Found an error? Corrections policy.

About · Methodology · Glossary · Changes · Data & API · llms.txt · Sitemap