West Virginia Code 60A-2-209 – Schedule IV criteria

The state Board of Pharmacy shall recommend to the Legislature that a substance be placed in Schedule IV 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 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 in Schedule III.