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RCW 69.50.205 — Schedule II tests

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 69.50: Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 69.50.205

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 69.50.205Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule II upon finding that: (1) [(a)] the substance has high potential for abuse; (2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and (3) [(c)] the abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. (b) [(2)] The commission may place a substance in Schedule II without making the findings required by subsection (a) [(1)] of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule II of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.

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