The director of health shall place a substance in schedule II if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has high potential for abuse; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and (3) The abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
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