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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.035 — Findings
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 481: TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, Texas Health and Safety Code.
Full text of Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.035
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(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.
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