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RE: Raw Milk Is Illegal in Canada
It might as well be illegal in the U.S. too, they've made it nearly impossible to buy or sell with regulations. It really makes me angry when I think about it.
It might as well be illegal in the U.S. too, they've made it nearly impossible to buy or sell with regulations. It really makes me angry when I think about it.
I had no idea it was hard in the US (other than the states it's illegal in). That's so disappointing to read. I can drive over to Houlton in Maine and buy it and bring it back with me into Canada. They seem pretty cool about RAW milk there.
It's crazy, we have 20 states with some law making it illegal or just plain near impossible to buy raw milk. Here in VA it's prohibited but you can legally buy it through cow shares, but that is only on a case by case basis!
Can you drive to the next state where it's legal and buy it there? Or does the law have that covered?
I don't think they could stop you doing that since we don't have state taxes on it like alcohol and tobacco. Unfortunately all my surrounding states have prohibited it. (West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. I've looked into it, it's a political money thing. The laws were created to protect the large corporate distributors of milk. It wasn't really for anyone's safety although they like to pretend that's the reason.
That's too bad. :( We are always talking about getting a cow or goats but it's such a complex matter. The cost of feed, shelter and so forth.
We also have a "Dairy Cartel" in Canada. I've always suspected that this whole thing is all about profits. Back in the 60's farmers were forced to sell their milk to the "dairy board" ... and it's been tightly controlled ever since.