Well...I seem to have stumbled onto a hornet's nest with this topic. Maybe I just haven't been payin' much attention.
Let me just say that I grew up drinking raw milk. Drank it everyday for as far back as I can remember, up until I was 16-17 years old. There was a family down the road who had a few milking cows, which is how we came by the milk. We did have some store bought milk, but that was only once or twice a month when my mom, my grandma, and my aunt would pile us all into the car to make the monthly pilgrimage to town to pick up some items that we couldn't or didn't have or make on our own.
Those folks finally got rid of their milking cows and we haven't raw milk since.
I have a soft spot in my heart and memory for the taste of that milk way back then. This thread got me to wonderin' if raw milk could be purchased legally in this state. A quick look at google revealed that there is a mountain of controversy over the production and sale of raw milk. I suppose it has been an issue for a long time, and I will be the first to admit that while I try to keep up with current events, I miss a lot of stuff.
Despite the government's stance, (and I understand the possible dangers of consuming raw milk) I find myself in the camp of the raw milk producers, users, and consumers on this issue.
Maybe it's just the rebel in me that causes me to occasionally view some aspects of the government's regulation of our lives with a degree of disdain.