The director of health shall place a substance in schedule V if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances in schedule IV; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in schedule IV. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
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