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

Legal

As of July 18, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is legal to sell at retail in Idaho. State-legal (unscheduled; federal analogue caveat). Controlling source: Idaho Code 37-2705(d) Schedule I (not named) + 37-2701 (no chemical analog).

Verified July 18, 2026 · confidence: under_review
Tier
unscheduled

What the record says

Not named/class in Idaho Code 37-2705(d) (isomer-only per 37-2701(r)). No chemical analog act (only appearance-based simulated substance 37-2701(ff)). State-legal; federal floor applies. Mechanism: unscheduled. Justia 2025 mirror.

Controlling language, verbatim

**Schedule gap - Sec. 37-2705(d):** "Hallucinogenic substances. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers (for purposes of this subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position and geometric isomers) (12) Alpha-ethyltryptamine; (13) Alpha-methyltryptamine; (14) Bufotenine; (15) Diethyltryptamine (DET); (16) Dimethyltryptamine (DMT); (27) Psilocybin; (28) Psilocyn." (4-HO-MET not named; isomer-only.) - Idaho Code Sec. 37-2705(d); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-ii/section-37-2705/ **No chemical analog - Sec. 37-2701(ff):** "'Simulated controlled substance' means a substance that is not a controlled substance, but which by appearance or representation would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled substance." (Appearance-based imitation, not a "substantially similar chemical structure" analog act. No analog provision exists in Sec. 37-2701.) - Idaho Code Sec. 37-2701(ff); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-i/section-37-2701/

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. Idaho Code 37-2705(d) Schedule I (not named) + 37-2701 (no chemical analog) (Justia (mirror of Idaho Code), 2025-01-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

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

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Among Idaho's 6 neighbors, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washington are restricted; Oregon and Wyoming are legal.

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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 Idaho

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

Idaho Code § 37-2705(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens — does NOT name it); § 37-2701 (definitions — only appearance-based "simulated controlled substance," no chemical analog act).MIRROR
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https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-ii/section-37-2705/
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2026-06-19
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**Schedule gap — § 37-2705(d):** "Hallucinogenic substances. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers … (for purposes of this subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position and geometric isomers) … (12) Alpha-ethyltryptamine; (13) Alpha-methyltryptamine; (14) Bufotenine; (15) Diethyltryptamine (DET); (16) Dimethyltryptamine (DMT); … (27) Psilocybin; (28) Psilocyn." (4-HO-MET not named; isomer-only.)
— Idaho Code § 37-2705(d); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-ii/section-37-2705/
**No chemical analog — § 37-2701(ff):** "'Simulated controlled substance' means a substance that is not a controlled substance, but which by appearance or representation would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled substance." (Appearance-based imitation, not a "substantially similar chemical structure" analog act. No analog provision exists in § 37-2701.)
— Idaho Code § 37-2701(ff); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-i/section-37-2701/

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