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

Illegal

As of July 25, 2026, 4-HO-MET (Metocin) is illegal to sell at retail in South Dakota. Schedule I (named + class). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2013-03-06. Controlling source: S.D. Codified Laws Sec. 34-20B-14(59) - Schedule I substituted tryptamines (named).

Verified July 25, 2026 · confidence: under_review
Tier
schedule i
Schedule
schedule 1
Effective
2013-03-06

Controlling language, verbatim

**Sec. 34-20B-14(59) (named entry within the structural class)** - "(59) Substituted tryptamines. Any compound, unless specifically exempt, listed as a controlled substance in another schedule or an approved FDA drug, structurally derived from 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine by mono- or di-substitution of the amine nitrogen with alkyl or alkenyl groups or by inclusion of the amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure whether or not the compound is further substituted at the alpha-position with an alkyl group or whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent with any alkyl, alkoxy, halo, hydroxyl, or acetoxy groups. Some trade and other names: 5-methoxy-N,N-diallyltryptamine (5-MeO-DALT); 4-acetoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (4-AcO-DMT or O-Acetylpsilocin); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DIPT); 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT);" - S.D. Codified Laws Sec. 34-20B-14(59), https://law.justia.com/codes/south-dakota/title-34/chapter-20b/section-34-20b-14/ (MIRROR: Justia; official cite SDCL Sec. 34-20B-14, also at sdlegislature.gov).

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. S.D. Codified Laws Sec. 34-20B-14(59) - Schedule I substituted tryptamines (named) (Justia (mirror of SDCL)) PRIMARYLEGISLATION
  2. SDCL 34-20B-14 (2013) — Schedule I substances (Justia (mirror of South Dakota Codified Laws)) PRIMARYPUBLICATION

Change history

  • Effective date changed from none to 2013-03-06.

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

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Among South Dakota's 6 neighbors, Minnesota, Nebraska and North Dakota are illegal; Montana is restricted; Iowa 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 South Dakota

2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in South Dakota; 0 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20B-14(59) — named within, and as, the "Substituted tryptamines" structural classMIRROR
Instrument
statute
Source
https://law.justia.com/codes/south-dakota/title-34/chapter-20b/section-34-20b-14/
Retrieved
2026-06-19
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**§ 34-20B-14(59) (named entry within the structural class)** — "(59) Substituted tryptamines. Any compound, unless specifically exempt, listed as a controlled substance in another schedule or an approved FDA drug, structurally derived from 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine by mono- or di-substitution of the amine nitrogen with alkyl or alkenyl groups or by inclusion of the amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure whether or not the compound is further substituted at the alpha-position with an alkyl group or whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent with any alkyl, alkoxy, halo, hydroxyl, or acetoxy groups. Some trade and other names: 5-methoxy-N,N-diallyltryptamine (5-MeO-DALT); 4-acetoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (4-AcO-DMT or O-Acetylpsilocin); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DIPT); 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT);"
— S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20B-14(59), https://law.justia.com/codes/south-dakota/title-34/chapter-20b/section-34-20b-14/ (MIRROR: Justia; official cite SDCL § 34-20B-14, also at sdlegislature.gov).
SDCL 34-20B-14(58) · Hallucinogenic substances included in Schedule I - Substituted phenethylamineOFFICIAL
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Hallucinogenic substances included in Schedule I - Substituted phenethylamine
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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/34-20B-14.html
Retrieved
2026-07-20
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Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, is included in Schedule I, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: (58) Substituted phenethylamine. Any compound, unless specifically exempt, listed as a controlled substance in another schedule or an approved FDA drug, structurally derived from phenylethan-2-amine by substitution on the phenyl ring in any of the following ways: by substitution with a fused methylenedioxy, fused furan, or fused tetrahydrofuran ring system; by substitution with two alkoxy groups; by substitution with one alkoxy and either one fused furan, tetrahydrofuran, or tetrahydropyran ring system; by substitution with two fused ring systems from any combination of the furan, tetrahydrofuran, or tetrahydropyran ring systems; whether or not the compound is further modified in any of the following ways: (a) By substitution on the phenyl ring by any halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio groups; (b) By substitution on the 2-position by any alkyl groups; or (c) By substitution on the 2-amino nitrogen atom with acetyl, alkyl, dialkyl, benzyl, methoxybenzyl, or hydroxybenzyl groups. Some trade and other names: 2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethanamine (2C-T or 4-methylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine); 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-propan-2-amine (DOI or 2, 5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine); 1-(4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOB or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine); 1-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)propan-2-amine (DOC or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine); 2-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (2C-B-NBOMe; 25B-NBOMe or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromo-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine); 2-4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (2C-I-NBOMe; 25I-NBOMe or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodo-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine); N-(2-Methoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxypheny (Mescaline-NBOMe or 3,4,5-trimethoxy-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine); 2-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine (2C-C-NBOMe; 25C-NBOMe or 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloro-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine); 2-(7-Bromo-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)ethanamine (2CB-5-hemiFLY); 2-(8-bromo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro [2,3-f][1]benzofuran-4-yl)ethanamine (2C-B-FLY); 2-(10-Bromo-2,3,4,7,8,9-hexahydropyrano[2,3-g]chromen-5-yl)ethanamine (2C-B-butterFLY); -(2-Methoxybenzyl)-1-(8-bromo-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[1,2-b:4,5-bN]difuran-4-yl)-2-aminoethane (2C-B-FLY-NBOMe); 1-(4-Bromofuro[2,3-f][1]benzofuran-8-yl)propan-2-amine (bromo-benzodifuranyl-isopropylamine or bromo-dragonFLY); -(2-Hydroxybenzyl)-4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-I-NBOH or 25I-NBOH); 5-(2-Aminoprpyl)benzofuran (5-APB); 6(2-Aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB); 5-(2-Aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (5-APDB); 6-(2-Aminopropyl)-2,3,-dihydrobenzofuran (6-APDB); para-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA);

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