2023 Maryland Statutes
Criminal Law
Title 5 - Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances
Subtitle 4 - Schedules
Section 5-405 - Schedule Iv

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

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

        (2)    designated as a Schedule IV 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 IV under § 5–202 of this title unless the Department finds that:

        (1)    the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed 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.