Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-405 - Schedule IV(a) Schedule IV consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1) added to Schedule IV by the Department under § 5-202(b) of this title; or(2) designated as a Schedule IV controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5-202(f) of this title.(b) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule IV under § 5-202 of this title unless the Department finds that: (1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to 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 limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 286, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 285, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 298, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.