r/Drugs AMA series: 2C-I
Alright, we finally come to the first of the many research chemicals in our poll of redditors.
One of the more popular drugs created by the prolific chemist Alexander Shulgin, 2C-I first showed up in the drug scene during the early 2000s in Europe. Since then, the subject of today's AMA has seen its use expand to North America, where many vendors have set up shop.
First synthesis: Date unknown, though around the mid-to-late 1970s when 2C-B was first synthesized. The prolific chemist, pharmacologist, and all-around awesome dude, Alexander Shulgin was the first to synthesize it. Side note: look at this guy and read about him and try and tell me you don't want to give him a big hug for being so awesome.
Intended use: None. Currently use is purely as a recreational drug.
Current research into medical applications: None.
Legality: Illegal (or about to be illegal, in the case of Finland) in nearly every western country except for the US and Canada. 2C-I is in a legal grey area in the US thanks to analogue laws that may or may not make 2C-I an analogue of the currently illegal 2C-B. Being that there is no such law for analogues in Canada, 2C-I is technically legal there.
Research chemical usage is extremely recent, so it does not appear in these charts. Though there have been no clinical trials to determine 2C-I's effects, it is likely below cannabis in terms of dependence and to the left of amphetamine in terms of physical harm.
Dependence vs. Active Dose/Lethal Dose
Previous AMA's (ask questions, help answer those without a reply):
Posted Aug 18, 2011, 6:14 PM UTC · edited