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Verrill Dana Attorney Refutes Claims by Maine AG About Marijuana Referendum Question

October 13, 2016 Media Mentions

Scott Anderson was quoted in an October 13 Portland Press Herald article entitled "Maine Attorney General Says Question 1 Flawed, Makes Pot Legal for Children." In the article, Scott, the attorney representing the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Maine, refuted claims made by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills that passage of a Maine referendum question seeking to legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults would also effectively make such use legal for minors.

Read "Maine Attorney General Says Question 1 Flawed, Makes Pot Legal for Children" from the Portland Press Herald.

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First Meeting on Climate Equity Panel

On February 24, the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future sent out a press release regarding the panel on climate equity to hold first meeting on February 26. During the meeting, experts...

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Massachusetts Insurers Receive $100M from Obamacare

On March 11, 2021 Boston Business Journal published an article, "Feds have paid Mass. insurers over $100M from Obamacare settlement," discussing that the cash influx could reduce premium increases in the third quarter of...

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Energy: Omnibus Energy Legislation

Verrill represented Emera as part of Omnibus Energy Legislation authorizing the State of Maine to procure up to $75 million of natural gas capacity in New England. Our goal was to ensure that the...

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Government Relations: Verrill Helps Neighborhood Group in Dispute Over Proposed Ferry Legislation

In 2013, Jim Cohen helped a group of Yarmouth, Maine residents in a state legislative dispute involving the private ferry service serving the Town of Chebeague Island. In early 2013, the ferry service proposed...

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Government Relations: Preserving Legal Right of Private Company to Acquire a Maine Company

Some transactions go smoothly. But when they don’t, Verrill is ready. The proposed acquisition of a publicly traded company in Maine by large multinational corporation was just such a transaction. For months, the multinational...

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