Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 124.203 (2026)

Substances listed in schedule I — criteria

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1. The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule I if the substance is not already included therein and the board finds that the substance:

a. Has high potential for abuse; and

b. Has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.

2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule I does not meet these criteria, the board shall recommend that the general assembly place the substance in a different schedule or remove the substance from the list of controlled substances, as appropriate. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.203] C93, §124.203 2009 Acts, ch 41, §34, 263 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2017 · leading case: State v. Bonjour, 694 N.W.2d 511 (Iowa 2005).

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State v. Bonjour, 694 N.W.2d 511 (Iowa 2005). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 124.203 states that a Schedule I substance "[h]as a high potential for abuse" and "[h]as no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States" or *513 "lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.”

Carl Olsen v. Iowa Bd. of Pharmacy (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 124.203 (emphasis added). The criteria for listing substances in Schedule II are as follows: 1.”

Garvis G. Houck Vs. Iowa Bd. Of Pharmacy Examiners (Iowa 2008). “§§ 124.203–.212. As the term is used in chapter 124, a “controlled substance” is “a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules I through V of division II of this chapter.”

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