2C-i

April 22, 2009 9:48 AM

What is the legal status of the designer drug 2C-i in South Korea?
posted by ed\26h to Law & Government (4 answers total)

I don't see a mention on wikipedia or Erowid. 2c-b, the analog you would most likely be charged with in the US, is also lacking a listing for South Korea.

Apologies for my sort of non-answer.
posted by paxton at 11:17 AM on April 22, 2009

Best answer: The result of 20 minutes of research:

So illegal/semi-legal drugs in Korea are classified mainly into three classifications: narcotic/psychoactive drug/cannabis.

In December 2006, the Korean Ministry of Health classified 2C-i as a psychoactive drug of class 'na', or the second class. (article in Korean, press release in Korean.) Specifically, the press release has a list of effects as a result of this change: mainly, strict controls and systems of notification concerning inventory, storage, transportation, etc. etc.

Especially pertinent to your question: the press release says that 2C-i can't be bought without a prescription under the new classification, and if you use it illegally (and I'm assuming this means without a prescription for private use) the consequences are either a maximum of 5 years in prison, or a maximum of 100 million won in fines (approx. $75000 USD as of right now).

But the press release also mentions as a side note that 2C-i hasn't ever been approved in South Korea for medicinal purposes. So -- I'm assuming that there is no way to get 2C-i legally, and for illegal use, the consequences are as I mentioned above.
posted by suedehead at 3:04 PM on April 22, 2009 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I didn’t expect a response, let alone such an unequivocal one. It’s invaluable. Thanks, Suedehead.
posted by ed\26h at 6:35 AM on April 23, 2009

No problem. Also, I looked over the press release, and the consequences are actually a max of 5 years in prison and a max of 50 million won (approx. $37000) in fines, instead of 100 million won.
posted by suedehead at 10:30 AM on April 23, 2009