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RCW 69.50.203

Schedule I tests.

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 69–69 (133 sections).

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 96 Wash. 2d 578 - State v. Whitney (1981)

Most recently applied in Green Collar Club v. State (March 2018)

2013 c 19 s 88; 1993 c 187 s 3; 1971 ex.s. c 308 s 69.50.203.

How often courts cite this section

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

(a) [(1)] The commission shall place a substance in Schedule I upon finding that the substance:

(1) [(a)] has high potential for abuse;

(2) [(b)] has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

(3) [(c)] lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.

(b) [(2)] The commission may place a substance in Schedule I without making the findings required by subsection (a) [(1)] of this section if the substance is controlled under Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act by a federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention, or protocol.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.