Criteria for classification under Schedule II
KRS 218A.060
in effect218A.060. Criteria for classification under Schedule II
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall place a substance in Schedule II if it finds that:
(1) The substance has high potential for abuse;
(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and
(3) The abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 531, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 474, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(3). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 7.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9627Fetched: 10/20/2026
