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RCW 69.50.209 — Schedule IV tests
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 69.50: Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 69.50.209
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.
(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule IV upon finding that:
(1) [(a)] the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;
(2) [(b)] the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
(3) [(c)] abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances included in Schedule III.
(b) [(2)] The commission may place a substance in Schedule IV without making the findings required by subsection (a) [(1)] of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule IV of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.
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