Is 2C-I legal in Netherlands?
- Legal status
- 2C-I is a List I 'hard drug' under the Opium Act (Opiumwet); the Netherlands was obliged to control 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine after it was named for EU-wide control by Council Decision 2003/847/JHA (27 Nov 2003).
- Consequences if caught
- Possession, production and dealing in List I substances are criminal offences under the Opium Act, with trafficking punishable by multi-year imprisonment; tolerated policy does not extend to 2C-series drugs.
- If prescribed or medical
- No authorised medicinal use as a List I substance.
- Documentation
- Opium Act (Opiumwet), List I, implementing Council Decision 2003/847/JHA of 27 November 2003.
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