Criteria for Schedule V

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The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place a substance in Schedule V if he or she finds that:

  1. (1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV;

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

  3. (3) The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV.


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