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§ 5-406. Schedule V

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Schedules
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-406
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 279
§ 5-406. Schedule V
Currentness
In general
(a) Schedule V consists of each controlled dangerous substance:
(1) added to Schedule V by the Department under § 5-202(b) of this title; or
(2) designated as a Schedule V controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5-202(f) of this title.
Required factors for adding substance
(b) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule V under § 5-202 of this title unless the Department finds:
(1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV;
(2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in the United States; and
(3) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 212, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2020, c. 298, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 285, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 286, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-406, MD CRIM LAW § 5-406
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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