Placement of substance in Schedule I
Known as the The Drug Control Act
The act spans §§ 54.1-3400 to 54.1-3472 (127 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Gustavo Cucalon v. William Barr (2020)
Most recently applied in Gustavo Cucalon v. William Barr (May 2020)
1972, c. 798, § 54-524.84:3; 1988, c. 765.
The Board shall place a substance in Schedule I if it finds that the substance:
1. Has high potential for abuse; and
2. Has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.