Legality
2C-B legal status by country
Countries where the legal status of 2C-B has been confirmed against a primary source. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
Each row links to the full detail for 2C-B in that country, including consequences and the primary source.
- Aceh (Indonesia)Controlled as a Category I narcotic under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009, which applies in...
- AfghanistanControlled under the Law on Campaign Against Intoxicants, Drugs and their Control (with the 2005...
- AlgeriaControlled under Law No. 04-18 of 25 December 2004 (as amended by Law No. 23-05 of 7 May 2023) — trafficking...
- American Samoa (US)Controlled under the American Samoa Code Annotated (Title 13) controlled-substances provisions — possession,...
- AndorraControlled under Andorra's Penal Code (Codi Penal) drug-trafficking provisions — trafficking carries...
- AngolaControlled under Lei n.º 3/99 (Lei sobre o Tráfico e Consumo de Estupefacientes, Substâncias Psicotrópicas e...
- Anguilla (UK)Controlled under Anguilla's Misuse of Drugs Act (UK-model) — possession, sale and trafficking are offences...
- Antigua and BarbudaControlled under Antigua and Barbuda's Misuse of Drugs Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine;...
- Aruba (Netherlands)Controlled under Aruba's Criminal Code and narcotics (opium) ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking are...
- AzerbaijanControlled under the Criminal Code (adopted 30 December 1999, in force 1 September 2000) — illegal...
- BarbadosControlled under Barbados's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- BelarusControlled under Criminal Code Article 328 (and Decree No. 6 of 2014) — possession without intent (Part 1)...
- BelizeControlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 103) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- BeninControlled under the Code des Drogues — classified a drogue à haut risque; any export regardless of quantity...
- Bermuda (UK)Controlled under Bermuda's Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 (as amended) — possession, supply and trafficking are...
- BhutanControlled under the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse Act of Bhutan 2015 (as...
- BotswanaControlled under the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 2018 — trafficking...
- British Virgin Islands (UK)Controlled under the British Virgin Islands' Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — possession, sale and...
- Burkina FasoControlled under Burkina Faso's national drug code (loi sur les stupéfiants) — drug use is punishable by 1 to...
- BurundiControlled under Burundi's Penal Code 2009 drug provisions (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries...
- Cabo VerdeControlled under Lei n.º 78/IV/93 (Lusophone six-table model) — trafficking carries imprisonment; the precise...
- CameroonControlled under Loi n° 97/19 du 7 août 1997 — trafficking offences (Sections 91–95) carry 10 to 20 years...
- Caribbean Netherlands (BES)Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES...
- Cayman Islands (UK)Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) — possession, sale and trafficking...
- Central African RepublicControlled under the Central African Republic's Penal Code drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- ChadControlled under Chad's drug law (Loi n° 31/PR/2018 / Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries...
- ComorosControlled under Comoros' national drug law (Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- CongoControlled under the Republic of the Congo's Penal Code drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- Cook IslandsControlled under the Cook Islands' Narcotics and Misuse of Drugs Act 2004 — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- Côte d'IvoireControlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (four-table system; repealed Loi 88-686 of 1988) —...
- Curaçao (Netherlands)Controlled under Curaçao's Opium Ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise...
- CyprusControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law of 1977 (Law No. 29(I)/1977, as amended;...
- DjiboutiControlled under Djibouti's national drug law (Penal Code drug provisions) — trafficking carries...
- DominicaControlled under Dominica's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine;...
- DR CongoControlled under the Ordonnance of 1903 on chanvre (approved by the Décret of 10 March 1917) — cultivation,...
- El SalvadorControlled under the Ley Reguladora de las Actividades Relativas a las Drogas (2003) — possession (Art. 34)...
- Equatorial GuineaControlled under Equatorial Guinea's Penal Code 2022 drug provisions (national drug law) — trafficking...
- EritreaControlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) — trafficking is graded by scale...
- EswatiniControlled under the Opium and Habit-Forming Drugs Act (with Pharmacy Act provisions) — trafficking carries...
- EthiopiaControlled under the Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Proclamation No. 414/2004)...
- Falkland Islands (UK)Controlled under the Falkland Islands' own misuse-of-drugs / crimes ordinance framework (UK-model) —...
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)Controlled under the Faroe Islands' own narcotics-control framework (distinct from Denmark) — possession,...
- FijiControlled under the Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004 — unlawful...
- French Polynesia (France)Controlled as a stupéfiant under the French Code de la santé publique as applied in French Polynesia —...
- GabonControlled under Gabon's Penal Code drug provisions (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries...
- GambiaControlled under the Drug Control Act 2014 (as amended) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- Gibraltar (UK)Controlled under Gibraltar's Crimes Act 2011 (drug offences) — possession, sale and trafficking are offences...
- GrenadaControlled under Grenada's Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- Guam (US)Controlled under Guam's Uniform Controlled Substances Act (9 GCA Chapter 67) — possession, sale and...
- Guernsey (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under Guernsey's Misuse of Drugs (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1974 (UK-model Class A/B/C system) —...
- GuineaControlled under Guinea's drug-control law (Loi L/2016/035/AN; Loi sur le contrôle des drogues) — trafficking...
- Guinea-BissauControlled under Guinea-Bissau's drug-control law (Lei n.º 7/2008) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- HaitiControlled under Haiti's drug-control law / Penal Code drug provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- Holy SeeControlled under Vatican City State criminal law (Law No. CCXCVII and related) — trafficking carries...
- HondurasControlled under the Código Penal (Decreto 130-2017, in force 10 November 2019) and the Ley sobre el Uso...
- IcelandControlled under the Narcotics Act No. 65/1974 — consumption itself not criminalised but possession is...
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under the Isle of Man's Misuse of Drugs Act (Schedule 2 Classes A/B/C) — possession, sale and...
- Jersey (UK Crown Dependency)Controlled under Jersey's Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978 (UK-model Class A/B/C system) — possession, sale...
- KiribatiControlled under Kiribati's Penal Code / drug-control provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- KosovoControlled under the Criminal Code of Kosovo (narcotics articles) together with the Law on Narcotic Drugs,...
- KyrgyzstanControlled under the Criminal Code (No. 127 of 28 October 2021) — illegal production for sale under Article...
- LesothoControlled under the Drugs of Abuse Act No. 6 of 2008 — trafficking carries imprisonment together with a...
- LiberiaControlled under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 2014 (as amended in 2022, reclassifying drug...
- LiechtensteinControlled under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz of 20 April 1983 (Austrian/Swiss model) — trafficking and the...
- LuxembourgControlled under the Narcotics Law of 1973 (as amended by the Law of 10 July 2023) — possession remains...
- MacauControlled under Law No. 17/2009 (amended by Law No. 10/2016, in force 28 January 2017) — trafficking (Art....
- MadagascarControlled under Loi n° 97-039 (six-table/high-risk model) — trafficking in a high-risk (Tableau I) drug...
- MalawiControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 35:02) — trafficking and the unlawful possession or supply of...
- MaldivesControlled under the Drugs Act (Act No. 17/2011, Third Amendment ratified 6 December 2025) — trafficking a...
- MaliControlled under Mali's national drug law (loi portant répression du trafic et de l'usage illicite des...
- MaltaControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 101) — small-quantity personal possession depenalised...
- Marshall IslandsControlled under the Marshall Islands Revised Code (Title 25 / controlled-substances provisions) —...
- MauritaniaControlled under Mauritania's national drug control statute — trafficking carries imprisonment; the precise...
- MauritiusControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act 2000 (Act No. 41 of 2000, as amended) — a three-schedule system...
- MicronesiaControlled under the FSM Code Title 11 (Crimes) / controlled-substances provisions — trafficking carries...
- MoldovaControlled under the Criminal Code (Law No. 985/2002) — illegal circulation not for the purpose of sale (Art....
- MonacoControlled under Monaco's drug law (Penal Code / Loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries imprisonment...
- MongoliaControlled under the Criminal Code of Mongolia (revised, in force 1 July 2017) — drug trafficking (illegal...
- Montserrat (UK)Controlled under Montserrat's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act/Ordinance (UK-model) — possession, sale and...
- MozambiqueControlled under Lei n.º 3/97 (combate ao tráfico e consumo de estupefacientes e substâncias psicotrópicas) —...
- NamibiaControlled under the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act 41 of 1971 —...
- NauruControlled under Nauru's drug law (Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004 / Crimes Act 2016 drug provisions) —...
- New Caledonia (France)Controlled as a stupéfiant under the French Code de la santé publique as applied in New Caledonia —...
- NicaraguaControlled under the Penal Code (Law No. 641) and the Law for the Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution...
- NigerControlled under Niger's drug law (Loi n° 99-42 du 23 septembre 1999 sur la lutte contre la drogue) —...
- North KoreaControlled under the DPRK Criminal Code (2013 revision and later amendments) — serious drug production and...
- Northern Mariana Islands (US)Controlled under the Northern Mariana Islands' Commonwealth controlled-substances code — possession, sale and...
- PalauControlled under Palau's National Code Title 34 (Crimes) controlled-substances provisions — trafficking...
- Papua New GuineaControlled under the Controlled Substances Act 2021 (which replaced the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952) — the 2021...
- Puerto Rico (US)Controlled under Puerto Rico's Controlled Substances Act (Ley de Sustancias Controladas de Puerto Rico, 24...
- RwandaControlled under Law n° 03/2012 of 15/02/2012 and the Penal Code (Law n° 68/2018) — unlawful...
- Saint Helena (UK)Controlled under Saint Helena's misuse-of-drugs ordinance (UK-model; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da...
- Saint Kitts and NevisControlled under Saint Kitts and Nevis's Drugs (Prevention and Abatement of the Misuse and Abuse) Act —...
- Saint LuciaControlled under Saint Lucia's Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesControlled under Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act — trafficking carries...
- SamoaControlled under the Narcotics Act 1967 — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the precise terms are...
- San MarinoControlled under San Marino's Penal Code drug provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- Sao Tome and PrincipeControlled under Sao Tome and Principe's Lusophone Penal Code / drug-control law — trafficking carries...
- SenegalControlled under the Code des Drogues (Loi No. 97-18 of 1997, amended by Loi Latif Guèye No. 2007-31 of 27...
- SeychellesControlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2016 — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine, with aggravated...
- Sierra LeoneControlled under the National Drugs Control Act 2008 (Prohibited/High-Risk/Risk schedules) — trafficking...
- SingaporeClass A controlled drug — Misuse of Drugs Act, First Schedule (Part 1)
- Sint Maarten (Netherlands)Controlled under Sint Maarten's Opium National Ordinance of 1960 — possession, sale and trafficking are...
- Solomon IslandsControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 98) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- SomaliaControlled under the Somali Penal Code of 1964 (unrevised) — Somalia has ratified the UN narcotic conventions...
- South SudanProhibited under the Penal Code Act, 2008 — high-level/aggravated drug trafficking is a CAPITAL offence...
- State of PalestineControlled in the State of Palestine — in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip serious drug trafficking is...
- SurinameControlled under Suriname's drug law (Penal Code / Opium Act — Wet Verdovende Middelen — drug provisions) —...
- TajikistanControlled under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (1998, as amended to 2020) — illegal...
- TanzaniaControlled under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act No. 5 of 2015 (as amended by Act No. 15 of 2017) —...
- Timor-LesteControlled under the Penal Code of Timor-Leste (drug-trafficking articles), with the country adhering to the...
- TogoControlled under the Code des Drogues (loi sur les stupéfiants) — trafficking carries imprisonment; the...
- TongaControlled under Tonga's Illicit Drugs Control Act (as amended in 2020 and 2021) — trafficking and serious...
- TurkmenistanControlled under the Criminal Code (No. 222-1 of 1997, as amended) — illegal...
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)Controlled under the Turks and Caicos Islands' Control of Drugs Ordinance — possession, sale and trafficking...
- TuvaluControlled under Tuvalu's Penal Code / drug-control provisions — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a...
- U.S. Virgin Islands (US)Controlled under the U.S. Virgin Islands Code (Title 19) controlled-substances provisions — possession, sale...
- UgandaControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 2016 (Act No. 3 of 2016) —...
- UzbekistanControlled under the Criminal Code (Articles 270–276) and the Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
- VanuatuControlled under the Dangerous Drugs Act (Cap. 12) — trafficking carries imprisonment plus a fine; the...
- ZambiaControlled under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act No. 35 of 2021 (which repealed Cap. 96 of...
- ZimbabweControlled under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (dangerous-drugs provisions,...
Not individually verified
For these 102 countries the governing national drug law is known and cited, but we have not verified that 2C-B specifically is scheduled under it. These are not legal answers and are deliberately not published as their own pages. Confirm with the country’s drug authority or your embassy.
- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen