Criteria for classification under Schedule III
KRS 218A.080
in effect218A.080. Criteria for classification under Schedule III
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall place a substance in Schedule III if it finds that:
(1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than 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.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 533, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 476, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(3). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 9.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9629Fetched: 10/20/2026
