entheogen
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. It has structural and pharmacodynamic properties similar to 2C-D and
Ganesha
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...
. Like many of the phenethylamines in '' PiHKAL'', 2C-G and its
homologs
A couple of homologous chromosomes, or homologs, are a set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during fertilization. Homologs have the same genes in the same loci where they provide points alon ...
have only been taken by Shulgin and a small test group, making it difficult to ensure completeness when describing effects.
Chemistry
2C-G is 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, with the formula .
Dosage and effects
In Shulgin's book ''PiHKAL'', the dosage range is listed as 20 to 35 mg. Effects are similar to the related
Ganesha
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...
, and are extremely long lasting; the duration is 18–30 hours. Visual effects are muted or absent, and it is described in ''PiHKAL'' as an "insight-enhancer". Unlike other members of the 2C family, 2C-G is nearly as potent as its
amphetamine
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cousin.
Homologs
Several
homologs
A couple of homologous chromosomes, or homologs, are a set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during fertilization. Homologs have the same genes in the same loci where they provide points alon ...
of 2C-G were also synthesized by Shulgin. These include 2C-G-3, 2C-G-5, and 2C-G-N. Some, such as 2C-G-1, 2C-G-2, 2C-G-4, and 2C-G-6 are possible to synthesize in principle but impossible or extraordinarily difficult to do so in practice.
Legal status
Canada
As of October 31, 2016; 2C-G is a controlled substance (Schedule III) in Canada.
United Kingdom
2C-G and all other compounds featuring in ''PiHKAL'' are
Class A drug
These drugs are known in the UK as ''controlled drugs'', because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them. In more general terms, however, many of these drugs are also controlled by the Medicines Act 1968, there are many other dru ...
s in the
United Kingdom
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.
United States
2C-G and all of its homologs are unscheduled in the United States, but possession and sales of 2C-G and homologs might be prosecuted under the
Federal Analog Act
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because of their close structural similarities to 2C-B, which is a
Schedule I controlled substance
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Ganesha
Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...