1. The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule II if the substance is not already included therein and the board finds that:
- a. The substance has high potential for abuse;
- b. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and
- c. Abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence.
- 2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule II does not meet these criteria, the board shall recommend that the general assembly place the substance in a different schedule or remove the substance from the list of controlled substances, as appropriate.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.205] C93, §124.205 2009 Acts, ch 41, §35