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(a) The state board of pharmacy 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 state board of pharmacy 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.

[1993 c 187 § 9; 1971 ex.s. c 308 § 69.50.209.]

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