West Virginia Code 60A-2-207 – Schedule III criteria

The state Board of Pharmacy shall recommend to the Legislature that a substance be placed in Schedule III if it finds that:

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State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedules I and II;

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

(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.