Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 124.205 (2026)

Substances listed in schedule II — criteria

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

a. The substance has high potential for abuse;

b. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and

c. Abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence.

2. If the board finds that any substance included in schedule II 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, §204.205] C93, §124.205 2009 Acts, ch 41, §35 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 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× “206(7)( a ), which provides marijuana may become a Schedule II substance (which is one that "has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions," Iowa Code § 124.205 (2)). As to marijuana, the "severe…”

Carl Olsen v. Iowa Bd. of Pharmacy (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “§ 124.205 (emphasis added). Olsen hones in on “accepted medical use.”

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