WAC 246-945-050. Commission authority to control

Pursuant to the authority granted to the commission in RCW 69.50.201 , the commission has considered the following factors with regards to each of the substances listed in this chapter and in chapter 69.50 RCW: (1) The actual or relative potential for abuse; (2) The scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known; (3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the substance; (4) The history and current pattern of abuse; (5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse; (6) The risk to the public health; (7) The potential of the substance to produce psychic or psychological dependence liability; and (8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (chapter 69.50 RCW).