The director of health 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. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
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