# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances

### Subtitle 4. Schedules

#### Section 5-405

(a) Schedule IV consists of each controlled dangerous substance:

  (1) added to Schedule IV by the Department under Sec. 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 Sec. 5-202(f) of this title.

(b) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule IV under Sec. 5-202 of this title unless the Department finds that:

  (1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the substances listed 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)