218A.080 Criteria for classification under Schedule III

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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.

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