18 2c-b pills is nothing.
the idea is to say that you were not aware of the contents of the pills
upon acquiring them. Considering it is only 18 of them, and they are compressed like Ecstasy pills.
You need to attempt to make your case look like it was mdma you thought you were purchasing.
18 pills of Ecstasy, which is what you bought them as, is nothing in comparison to the hundreds and thousands that big time dealers are distributing.
The chances of you getting a hefty jail sentence for 18 pills that you purchased thinking it was ecstasy would probably be alot lower than appearing educated and discussing and debating the semantics of drugs in the court room.
1. You wanted to get high,
2. You acquired some ecstasy pills from a dealer
3. You got caught
they weren't for sale, they were for you. If anything i'd see the judge as almost throwing it out, or giving you a fine, because 18 ecstasy tablets... *shakes head* is honestly nothing.