(a) The commission shall place a substance in Schedule V upon finding that:
(1) the substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances included in Schedule IV;
(2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
(3) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances included in Schedule IV.
(b) The commission may place a substance in Schedule V without being required to make the findings required by subsection (a) of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule V of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.
[ 2013 c 19 § 94; 1993 c 187 § 11; 1971 ex.s. c 308 § 69.50.211.]