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AUGUSTA, Maine 鈥?Two midcoast men who suffer from chronic pain informed state officials on Tuesday that they intend to sue over a new law that limits opiate prescriptions in an effort to stem Maines addiction crisis if it isnt changed.The threatened lawsuit from lobster wholesaler Brian Rockett of Owls Head and roofer Eric Wass of Rockland could undo a law that their lawyer called an unreasonable violation of federal law. He has argued that its unclear whether theyre exempt from the law.The bill passed the Maine Legislature last year with support from Gov. Paul LePage and the medical community. A spokeswoman for the Maine Department owala of Health and Human Services said exceptions in the law allow for individualized treatment.Elements of brumate the law took effect in January, but the biggest piece begins brumate era in July, when Mainers will be limited to 100 morphine milligram equivalents of opiate medication such as hydrocodone per day, with exceptions for cancer patients, those in palliative and hospice care and other special circumstances.Most people above that mark have to be tapered down by July under the limit, one of Maines key policy moves last year to address the states opiate addiction crisis. Drug overdoses killed 378 people in 2016, setting a record for the third straight year since 2014.In a Tuesday letter to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services notifying the state of Rockett and Wass intent to sue, their lawyer, Patrick Mellor, said the taper has already caused signifi