Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.100 (2026)

Criteria for classification under Schedule IV

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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall place a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances 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. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 535, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 478, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art VI, sec. 107(3). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 11.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2013 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Grubb, 862 S.W.2d 883 (Ky. 1993).
Commonwealth v. Grubb, 862 S.W.2d 883 (Ky. 1993). · cites it 2× “080 and also KRS 218A.100. The enumerated differences between Schedule III and Schedule IV types of controlled substances are self-evident.”
Kroth v. Commonwealth, 737 S.W.2d 680 (Ky. 1987). · cites it 2× “080 and KRS 218A.100 state the differences between Schedule III and Schedule IV types of controlled substances.”
Commonwealth v. Hamilton, 411 S.W.3d 741 (Ky. 2013). “The Court acknowledged the defendant's argument that the Cabinet had failed to state the statutorily required findings in the regulation.”
Shelton v. Commonwealth, 928 S.W.2d 817 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). “080, and Schedule IV drugs, as defined in KRS 218A.100. It held that no double jeopardy violation existed because the appellant’s possession of these drugs constituted a violation of separate statutory provisions.”
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