Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org5693154.1-3451Placement of substance in Schedule IV2025Professions and OccupationsProfessions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health ProfessionsDrug Control ActStandards and Schedules

The Board shall place a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that:

1. The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances 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.

1972, c. 798, § 54-524.84:9; 1988, c. 765.