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2016 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Chapter 64 - Controlled Substances
Subchapter 2 - -- Uniform Controlled Substances Act -- Designation of Controlled Substances
§ 5-64-209. Criteria for Schedule IV

AR Code ยง 5-64-209 (2016) What's This?

The Director of the Department of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if he or she finds that:

(1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;

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

(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.

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