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

Tier

schedule i

Schedule

schedule 1

Effective

2015-06-10

Controlling language, verbatim

**Named entry (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances, "Tryptamines")** - "Tryptamines: 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-HO-MiPT); **4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET);** 4-acetoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-AcO-DiPT) " - W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204(d), https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/ (OFFICIAL - West Virginia Legislature). **Schedule I chapeau (isomer/ester/ether expansion)** - "(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation." - W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204(a). Same URL (OFFICIAL).

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. W. Va. Code 60A-2-204(d) Schedule I - Tryptamines sub-list (named) (West Virginia Legislature) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. WV HB 2931 (2015) bill history - Ch. 66 Acts 2015 (West Virginia Legislature) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Change history

• 2026-07-25Effective date changed from none to 2015-06-10.

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

Among West Virginia's 5 neighbors, Virginia is illegal; Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania are restricted.

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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 West Virginia

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

**Named entry (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances, "Tryptamines")** — "Tryptamines: 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-HO-MiPT); **4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET);** 4-acetoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-AcO-DiPT) …"
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d), https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/ (OFFICIAL — West Virginia Legislature).
**Schedule I chapeau (isomer/ester/ether expansion)** — "(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances … including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation."
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(a). Same URL (OFFICIAL).

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4-HO-MET (Metocin) in neighboring states

• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Kentucky Restricted
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Maryland Restricted
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Ohio Restricted
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Pennsylvania Restricted
• 4-HO-MET (Metocin) in Virginia Illegal

4-HO-MET (Metocin) in other states

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