Is 2C-I legal in Canada?

Legal status

Controlled through a class definition rather than by name. 2C-I is not named anywhere in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and item 2 of Schedule III reaches it by structure.

Consequences if caught

Item 2 of Schedule III opens with a structural class definition rather than a name. It reaches any substance that has a 1-amino-2-phenylethane structure substituted at the 2' and 5' or 2' and 6' positions of the benzene ring by an alkoxy or haloalkoxy group, or substituted at two adjacent carbon atoms of the benzene ring so as to form a furan, dihydrofuran, pyran, dihydropyran or methylenedioxy group, whether or not further substituted on the benzene ring to any extent, together with its salts and derivatives. The named compounds that follow, including 25B-NBOMe, 25C-NBOMe, 25I-NBOMe and 2C-B, are introduced by the word including, so they are examples of the class and not the limit of it. 2C-I is systematically named as 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, so its name states the 2,5-dimethoxy substitution the class definition requires and a further ring substituent, which the definition expressly allows. Section 4(1) provides that no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II or III. Section 4(3) sets the Schedule I penalty at an indictable offence with imprisonment of up to seven years, or on summary conviction a fine of up to one thousand dollars or six months for a first offence. Section 4(6) sets the Schedule III penalty at up to three years on indictment. Section 5(1) and 5(2) cover trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V. Section 5(3)(a) makes trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance an indictable offence liable to imprisonment for life. Section 5(3)(b) sets Schedule III and V at up to ten years on indictment. Section 5(3)(c) sets Schedule IV at up to three years. Because the class sits in Schedule III, the Schedule III figures are the ones that apply.

If prescribed or medical

There is no authorised medicinal form of 2C-I in Canada and no prescription route.

Documentation

For a prescribed controlled medicine, carry it in its original pharmacy packaging with the prescription or a letter from the prescriber. Canada is not in the Schengen area, so a Schengen certificate is not the Canadian document.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Canada’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.