Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 218A.080 – Criteria for classification under Schedule III.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall place a substance in Schedule III if it finds that:

(1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedules I and II;
(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.

Effective: June 20, 2005

History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 533, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 476, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(3). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 9.