Md. Code, Crim. Law § 5-406

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session from Chs. 2 through 1049, effective on or before 6/1/2024
Section 5-406 - Schedule V
(a) Schedule V consists of each controlled dangerous substance:
(1) added to Schedule V by the Department under § 5-202(b) of this title; or
(2) designated as a Schedule V controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5-202(f) of this title.
(b) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule V under § 5-202 of this title unless the Department finds:
(1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV;
(2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in the United States; and
(3) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the substances listed in Schedule IV.

Md. Code, CR § 5-406

Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 286, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 285, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 298, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.