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2C-B
Legal Status
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U.S. FEDERAL LAW #
Caution :   All legal information should be verified through other sources. [see below]
U.S. FEDERAL LEGAL SUMMARY
2C-B
REGULATED
Yes
STATUS
Scheduled
SCHEDULE
Schedule I
CLASSIFICATION
Hallucinogen
SCH. DATE
Jan 6, 1994
2C-B is Schedule I in the United States. This means it is illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or distribute (sell, trade or give) without a DEA license.

INTERNATIONAL LAW #
Australia #
2C-B is controlled in Australia and is also on the list of substances subject to import and export controls. See Australian Psychoactive Law.
Appendix B: Substances Subject to import and export controls
Belgium #
2-CB was added to the list of illegal psychotropic substances on April 30, 2002. See Moniteur Belge/Belgisch Staatsblad, where it is listed as "2-CB". (unconfirmed) (thanks s) (last updated Sep 14, 2011)
Brazil #
2C-B is listed as a controlled substance, making production, distribution, or possession illegal. It is reportedly uncommon in Brazil. (thanks P)
Canada#
Schedule III. Listed as 4--bromo--2,5--dimethoxybenzeneethanamine. Added April 1997. See http://isomerdesign.com/Cdsa/CG/SOR_97-230.pdf
Estonia #
2C-B is Schedule I [reference]. (thanks TJJ)
E.U.#
The U.N. Narcotics Commission added 2C-B to Schedule II in March 2001.
Finland #
2C-B is in Finland's list of controlled substances, in the hard-drug category. (last updated Oct 8, 2012)
Italy (Italia) #
Listed in Tabella I of "Tabelle delle sostanze stupefacenti e psicotrope", making it illegal to possess, purchase, or sell. (see Tabelle delle sostanze stupefacenti e psicotrope. (thanks a) (last updated Dec 16, 2015)
Japan#
Scheduled Summer 1998. Until that time it was marketed as a sexual aid named "Performax".
Netherlands#
Scheduled as a hard drug on July 9th, 1997.
Norway #
Schedule II as of March 22, 2004. Listed as 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine. Norwegian Law Reference: http://www.lovdata.no/ltavd1/lt2004/t2004-1-05-39.html (thanks RAS)
Poland #
2C-B is schedule I (I-P group) in Poland. (No Reference)
Russian Federation #
2C-B became controlled in the Russian Federation starting October, 2011. See http://www.rg.ru/2011/10/19/narko-dok.html. (thanks n) (last updated Jan 2 2012)
Serbia #
2C-B is controlled in Serbia. See http://www.zdravlje.gov.rs/downloads/2013/Jun/PravilnikSpisakPKS_28-13.doc. (thanks q) (last updated May 27 2016)
Spain #
2C-B was added to Category 2 prohibited substances in 2002. (see announcement of the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo). (thanks B)
Sweden#
2C-B was placed in schedule I in Sweden on Jun 13, 2002. It was first regulated April 1, 1999 through a new law, concerning "Compounds dangerous to ones health", a type of "emergency scheduling". Swedish Law Reference.
Switzerland #
2C-B is listed in Anhang D of the DetMV and is illegal to possess in Switzerland. See SwissMedic.ch. We believe it was added to the controlled list on 1/1/2002, but do not have any documentation of that date. (thanks P) (last updated May 31, 2009)
U.K.#
2C-B is Schedule I in the U.K., making it illegal to sell, buy, or possess without a license.
If you have information about the legal status of this substance in any other country, please let us know.

CAUTION & DISCLAIMER #
Erowid legal information is a summary of data gathered from site visitors, government documents, websites, and other resources. We are not lawyers and can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here. We do our best to keep this information correct and up-to-date, but laws are complex and constantly changing. Laws may also vary from one jurisdiction to another (county, state, country, etc)...this list is not comprehensive.