Ala. Code § 20-2-26: Schedule III - Standards for Compilation.

The State Board of Health 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.