69.50.208  <<  69.50.209 >>   69.50.210

PDFRCW 69.50.209

Schedule IV tests.

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule IV upon finding that:
(1) [(a)] the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;
(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
(3) [(c)] abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances included in Schedule III.
(b) [(2)] The commission may place a substance in Schedule IV without making the findings required by subsection (a) [(1)] of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule IV of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.
[ 2013 c 19 s 92; 1993 c 187 s 9; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.209.]