Which of the following is a true statement about storage of controlled substances?

• A. Schedules II must be stored in a safe or locked cabinet; III–V may be stored in various secure enclosures.
• B. Everything must be stored in a vault.
• C. Only Schedule II can be stored in a safe.
• D. There are no restrictions.

Answer: (A)

Storage requirements for controlled substances depend on their DEA schedule, with higher-risk drugs needing stronger security. Schedule II products must be kept in a securely locked cabinet or safe, providing robust protection against theft and ensuring proper control. Substances in Schedules III through V are still controlled and require secure storage, but they may be kept in other secure enclosures beyond a locked cabinet—such as a locked room or a secure cabinet—so long as access is restricted. This distinction is why the statement is correct: it accurately reflects the stricter storage for Schedule II and the more flexible, but still secure, options for Schedules III–V. The ideas that everything must be stored in a vault, or that only Schedule II can be stored in a safe, or that there are no restrictions, don’t align with these security requirements.