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

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true

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2026-06-19

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**RCW 69.50.204(c) (hallucinogen chapeau + isomer definition)** — "Hallucinogenic substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of those salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. For the purposes of this subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers"
— RCW 69.50.204(c), https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.204&pdf=true (OFFICIAL — certified 7/12/2024). Psilocyn and psilocybin are listed; 4-HO-MET is not.
**RCW 69.50.101(16) (controlled substance analog)** — "'Controlled substance analog' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and: (i) that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II; or (ii) with respect to a particular individual, that the individual represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to [that] of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II."
— RCW 69.50.101(16), https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=69.50.101&pdf=true (OFFICIAL — certified 8/15/2025).

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Controlled substance analog treated as Schedule I (deeming clause) and the controlled-substance-analog definition

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.50.214

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2026-07-20

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RCW 69.50.214. Controlled substance analog. A controlled substance analog, to the extent intended for human consumption, shall be treated, for the purposes of this chapter, as a substance included in Schedule I. Within thirty days after the initiation of prosecution with respect to a controlled substance analog by indictment or information, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the commission of information relevant to emergency scheduling as provided for in RCW 69.50.201(e). After final determination that the controlled substance analog should not be scheduled, no prosecution relating to that substance as a controlled substance analog may continue or take place.
RCW 69.50.101(16)(a). "Controlled substance analog" means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and: (i) that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II; or (ii) with respect to a particular individual, that the individual represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in Schedule I or II.