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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-38a-204

  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I if it finds:

          (1)(a)(i) that the substance has high potential for abuse; and
          (1)(a)(ii) that an accepted standard has not been established for safe use in treatment for medical purposes.
     (1)(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I under Section 58-37-4 if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule I under federal law.
(2)

     (2)(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule II if it finds that:

          (2)(a)(i) the substance has high potential for abuse;
          (2)(a)(ii) 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
          (2)(a)(iii) the abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physiological dependence.
     (2)(b) 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)

     (3)(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule III if it finds that:

          (3)(a)(i) the substance has a potential for abuse that is less than the potential for substances listed in Schedules I and II;
          (3)(a)(ii) the substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
          (3)(a)(iii) abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physiological dependence or high psychological dependence.
     (3)(b) 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)

     (4)(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that:

          (4)(a)(i) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;
          (4)(a)(ii) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
          (4)(a)(iii) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.
     (4)(b) 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)

     (5)(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule V if it finds that:

          (5)(a)(i) the substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV;
          (5)(a)(ii) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
          (5)(a)(iii) the substance has limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV.
     (5)(b) 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.