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39-17-409. Criteria for Schedule III.

The commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule III upon finding 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.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.]

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39-17-409. Criteria for Schedule III.

The commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule III upon finding 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.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.]

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39-17-409. Criteria for Schedule III.

The commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule III upon finding 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.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.]