West Virginia Code
Article 2. Standards and Schedules
§60A-2-205. Schedule II Criteria

The state Board of Pharmacy shall recommend to the Legislature that a substance be placed in Schedule II if it finds that:
(1) The substance has high potential for abuse;
(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions;
(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychic or physical dependence.