1. The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule V if any substance is not already included therein and the board finds that:
- a. The substance has a low potential for abuse when compared with the substances listed in schedule IV;
- b. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
- c. The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability when compared with the controlled substances listed in schedule IV.
- 2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule V 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, §204.211] C93, §124.211 2009 Acts, ch 41, §38