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HB 245 sponsored by Nancy Ballance

HB 245 is trying to pass the legalization of the sale of raw milk.

The bill wants to make it legal for people who have small herds of cows, goats, and sheep to sell raw milk. It is currently illegal and they want to make it legal. They believe that people are becoming  so pure that we are becoming less immune to diseases.

People that support this bill feel that if people want to risk being sick that it should be legal for them to do so. People grew up drinking raw milk. Look how many of these people are fine now. If some one got sick then the herd would be evaluated. Something that people forget though is that just you can get sick off of the milk you buy at the store. If you don't take care of milk properly you are going to get sick.

Opponents of this bill argue that you are increasing your chance of getting sick. They also say that there are certain organ eating diseases that can do a lot of damage before it is detected.

"everything we do in life has risk," "but we make choices for ourselves and our families on the things that we feel are best for them. I believe we should (support) this bill and let Montanans make that choice of themselves."

I believe that our families should be able to drink what they want. It is kind of like the Prohibition. Rather than regulating it and making sure it is good, it makes people push it under the table. Then there is no regulation of it and it does increase the change of getting sick. I believe that it should legal and people that want to drink it is should be.