§ 5-64-207 - Criteria for Schedule III.

5-64-207. Criteria for Schedule III.

The Director of the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Humans Services shall place a substance in Schedule III if he or she finds that:

(1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedules I and II;

(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.