1. The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule III if the substance is not already included therein and the board finds that:
- a. The substance has a potential for abuse which is less than that of the substances listed in schedules I and II;
- b. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
- c. Abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
- 2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule III 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, §204.207] C93, §124.207 2009 Acts, ch 41, §36