Texas § HS.481.035 - FINDINGS
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§ HS.481.035. FINDINGS
FINDINGS. (a) The commissioner shall place a substance in Schedule I if the commissioner finds that the substance: (1) has a high potential for abuse; and (2) has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision. (b) The commissioner shall place a substance in Schedule II if the commissioner finds that: (1) the substance has a high potential for abuse; (2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. (c) The commissioner shall place a substance in Schedule III if the commissioner finds that: (1) the substance has a potential for abuse less than that of 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. (d) The commissioner shall place a substance in Schedule IV if the commissioner finds that: (1) the substance has a lower potential for abuse than that of 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 a more limited physical or psychological dependence than that of the substances listed in Schedule III. (e) The commissioner shall place a substance in Schedule V if the commissioner finds that the substance: (1) has a lower potential for abuse than that of the substances listed in Schedule IV; (2) has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) may lead to a more limited physical or psychological dependence liability than that of the substances listed in Schedule IV. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 481.039 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
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