§5–406.

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MD Code › Article gcr › Title 5 › Subtitle 4 › Section 5-406

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(a) Schedule V consists of each controlled dangerous substance:

(1) added to Schedule V by the Department under § 5–202(b) of this title; or

(2) designated as a Schedule V controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5–202(f) of this title.

(b) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule V under § 5–202 of this title unless the Department finds:

(1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV;

(2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in the United States; and

(3) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV.

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