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

Tier

schedule i

Schedule

schedule 1

Effective

2012-08-01

Controlling language, verbatim

**Class lead-in - Sec. 152.02 subd. 2(d):** "Hallucinogens. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, **their analogs**, salts, isomers (whether optical, positional, or geometric), and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of the analogs, salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible:" - Minn. Stat. Sec. 152.02 subd. 2(d), official MN Revisor: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.02 **Named anchors that 4-HO-MET is an analog/homolog of:** "(22) psilocyn; (44) 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-propyltryptamine (4-HO-MPT); (47) 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); (72) 3-(2-Ethyl(methyl)aminoethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl (4-AcO-MET); and " - Minn. Stat. Sec. 152.02 subd. 2(d)(22),(44),(47),(72), same official URL. (4-AcO-MET is the named acetoxy prodrug of 4-HO-MET; 4-HO-MET is its active metabolite and an "analog" of the listed 4-hydroxytryptamines.)

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. Minn. Stat. 152.02 subd.2(d) - hallucinogens incl. their analogs; names 4-AcO-MET (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. Minnesota Laws 2012, Chapter 240 (HF 2508) (MN Office of the Revisor of Statutes) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Change history

• 2026-07-25Effective date changed from none to 2012-08-01.

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

Among Minnesota's 4 neighbors, North Dakota and South Dakota are illegal; Wisconsin is restricted; Iowa is 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 Minnesota

2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Minnesota; 2 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

**Class lead-in — § 152.02 subd. 2(d):** "Hallucinogens. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, **their analogs**, salts, isomers (whether optical, positional, or geometric), and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of the analogs, salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible:"
— Minn. Stat. § 152.02 subd. 2(d), official MN Revisor: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.02
**Named anchors that 4-HO-MET is an analog/homolog of:** "(22) psilocyn; … (44) 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-propyltryptamine (4-HO-MPT); … (47) 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); … (72) 3-(2-Ethyl(methyl)aminoethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl (4-AcO-MET); and …"
— Minn. Stat. § 152.02 subd. 2(d)(22),(44),(47),(72), same official URL. (4-AcO-MET is the named acetoxy prodrug of 4-HO-MET; 4-HO-MET is its active metabolite and an "analog" of the listed 4-hydroxytryptamines.)

(i) A controlled substance analog, to the extent that it is implicitly or explicitly intended for human consumption.

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4-HO-MET (Metocin) in neighboring states

• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Iowa Legal
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in North Dakota Illegal
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in South Dakota Illegal
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Wisconsin Restricted

4-HO-MET (Metocin) in other states

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