2022 Revised Code of Washington
Title 69 - Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons
Chapter 69.50 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
69.50.209 - Schedule IV tests.
RCW 69.50.209
Schedule IV tests.
(a) The commission shall place a substance in Schedule IV upon finding 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 included in Schedule III.
(b) The commission may place a substance in Schedule IV without making the findings required by subsection (a) of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule IV of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.
[ 2013 c 19 § 92; 1993 c 187 § 9; 1971 ex.s. c 308 § 69.50.209.]
