58-38a-204. Guidelines for scheduling or listing drugs.
(1) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I if it finds: that the substance has high potential for abuse; and that an accepted standard has not been established for safe use in treatment for medical purposes. The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I under Sectionif it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule I under federal law. 58-37-108
(2) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule II if it finds that: the substance has high potential for abuse; the substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or a currently accepted medical use subject to severe restrictions; and the abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physiological dependence. The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule II if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule II under federal law.
(3) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule III if it finds that: the substance has a potential for abuse that is less than the potential for substances listed in Schedules I and II; the substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physiological dependence or high psychological dependence. The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule III if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule III under federal law.
(4) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that: the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and abuse of the substance may lead to limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III. The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule IV under federal law.
(5) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule V if it finds that: the substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV; the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and the substance has limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV. The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule V under this chapter if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule V under federal law.
(6) The committee may recommend placement of a substance on a controlled substance list if it finds that the substance has a potential for abuse and that an accepted standard has not been established for safe use in treatment for medical purposes.