§ 5-405
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§5–405.
(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.