These are the various federal
guidelines for dug schedules
Drug Schedules
In 1970 the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control Act was passed into law. Title II of this law,
the Controlled Substances Act, is the legal foundation
of narcotics enforcement in the United States. The
Controlled Substance Act regulates the manufacture and
distribution of drugs, and places all drugs into one
of five schedules.
SCHEDULE I
A: Drug has no current accepted medical use.
B: Drug has a high potential for abuse.
Class examples: Heroin, Methaqualone, LSD, Peyote,
Psilocybin, Marijuana, Hashish, Hash Oil, and various
amphetamine variants.
SCHEDULE II
A: Drug has current accepted medical use.
B: Drug has high potential for abuse.
Class examples: Dilaudid, Demerol, Methadone, Cocaine,
PCP, Morphine and certain cannibis, amphetamine, and
Barbiturates types .
SCHEDULE III
A: Drug has current accepted medical use.
B: Drug has medium potential for abuse.
Class examples: Opium, Vicodan, Tylenol w/Codeine and
other narcotic, amphetamine, and barbiturate types.
SCHEDULE IV
A: Drug has current accepted medical use.
B: Drug has low potential for abuse.
Class Examples: Darvocet, Xanax, Valium, Halcyon,
Ambien, Ativan, and other barbiturate types.
SCHEDULE V
A: Drug has accepted medical use.
B: Drug has lowest potential for abuse.
Class examples: Lomotil, Phenergan, and liquid
suspensions.
