Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 481.035
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.
Source:
Section 481.035 — Findings, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm#481.035 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
