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Daily Sound Bite: Raw Milk Producer Claims Free Speech in Advertising Ban

Interstate raw milk sales are illegal, but an Oregon raw milk producer is claiming free speech rights are being hampered amid a ban on in-state advertising. Oregon farmers who sell milk on the farm directly to consumers are prohibited from advertising.

Interstate raw milk sales are illegal, but an Oregon raw milk producer is claiming free speech rights are being hampered amid a ban on in-state advertising. All Oregon farmers who sell milk on the farm directly to consumers are prohibited from advertising the milk online, in fliers, via email or on signs. Christine Anderson, who filed a lawsuit against Oregon Tuesday to overturn the ban, said:

Running a business without the ability to be able to talk about your business at all is a very difficult thing to do.

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