Is 2C-I legal in Switzerland?
- Legal status
- 2C-I is a prohibited controlled substance in Switzerland under the Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) and its ordinances; 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine was added to the Swiss list of prohibited psychotropic substances in 2005.
- Consequences if caught
- Unauthorised manufacture, import, possession and sale are criminal offences under the BetmG, with trafficking carrying custodial sentences.
- If prescribed or medical
- Listed among prohibited substances with no legal market and no authorised medical use.
- Documentation
- Narcotics Act (BetmG, SR 812.121) and the Narcotics Lists Ordinance (BetmVV-EDI) prohibited-substances annex.
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