Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 5-405: (a) Schedule IV consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1) added to Schedule IV by the Department under § 5–202(b) of this title; or (2) designated as a Schedule IV controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5–202(f) of this title
What this law says, in plain English
Schedule IV controlled substances include those added by the Department or federally designated, provided the Department does not object. The Department may only add substances meeting low abuse potential, current medical use, and limited dependence criteria.
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