Opiate bills pass Michigan House - WDET 101.9 FM

Opiate bills pass Michigan House - WDET 101.9 FM

Making or selling a drug derived from opium, like heroin or fentanyl, would carry a tougher penalty in Michigan under bills that passed in the state House of Representatives Wednesday. Current laws treat opiates and their synthetic counterparts, opioids, similar to cocaine and other narcotics considered highly dangerous and addictive. That means, depending on the amount, possession with the intent to deliver could carry maximum prison sentences …