2013 Iowa Code
TITLE IV PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBTITLE 1 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
CHAPTER 124 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
124.209 Substances listed in schedule IV — criteria.
124.209 Substances listed in schedule IV criteria.
1. The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule IV if the 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 III;
b. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
c. Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence when compared with the substances listed in schedule III.
2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule IV 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, §204.209]
C93, §124.209
2009 Acts, ch 41, §37
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