{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-2-209","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-2-209","heading":"Schedule IV criteria.","body":"The state Board of Pharmacy shall recommend to the Legislature that a substance be placed in Schedule IV if it finds that:\n(1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;\n(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and\n(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.","path":["CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.","ARTICLE 2. STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-2-209/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:17Z","sha256":"3d197802655684036480b8566348a2ec4cff7e284c5c89064edc0bd4de8a602d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-2-208","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-2-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}