Is it likely that drugs dogs at an event would be able to smell 2C-B?

[MatttS]

I'm planning on taking 2C-B at gig this weekend. It says drugs dogs will be in operation. Is it true that dogs are normally only trained for one substance? Surely if so they'd only be looking for MDMA and coke. Are dogs even trained to smell 2C-B? It's pretty rare so I'm guessing it shouldn't be an issue, seems like it'd be a huge waste of resources to catch out just a couple of people. I know people who have been to this venue recently and they were police dogs, which I hear are better trained.

 

[Spacemonkey5000]

Tbh i think they are just trying to scare people off from taking drugs to the show, even if they have dogs the amount of people and drugs will render them useless.

A trained dog can only work for about 15mins before they need a long rest and at a music show they will have very hard time to concentrate and try to pinpoint who has it.

ps: 90% of drug dogs at airports etc are just normal dogs that are there to create a fear reaction among potential smugglers.

 

[Shifty38]

Tbh i think they are just trying to scare people off from taking drugs to the show, even if they have dogs the amount of people and drugs will render them useless.

A trained dog can only work for about 15mins before they need a long rest and at a music show they will have very hard time to concentrate and try to pinpoint who has it.

ps: 90% of drug dogs at airports etc are just normal dogs that are there to create a fear reaction among potential smugglers.

In contrast, my advice is to be extremely careful. At a recent festival, I was stopped on the way through the gates. A dog indicated very clearly that I had something on me. Some 24 hours previous, I had a single etizolam pellet in my pocket inside a baggy - this was to help me sleep. Now etizolam might be a particularly 'pungent' substance, relatively speaking, but the dog was able to detect this smell even after the pocket had been substance free for some 24 hours.

I know this is a very subjective example, but just be mindful. Either way, I'm fairly sure that this post will get closed. It is kinda on the 'iffy' side of things.

 

[Delsyd]

Matt, dogs aren't trained to sniff out 2cb. You are good. Just stick it in a safe spot in your wallet.

Shifty dogs arent trained to sniff out benzos either so it seems like you we're randomly searched.

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

Delsyd speaks wisely. Shouldn't be an issue, unless PEAs all smell enough alike to cause an alert. Or if you just look like a druggie, they probably have it trained to alert on command to justify a search. Also check out this thread.

Anyhow, this isn't really a PD appropriate topic so I'm gonna close it.