Criteria for Schedule V

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-413, under Drugs.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-413

(1) The commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule V upon finding that:(1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV;(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and(3) The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV.

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

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

(3) The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV.