You know, it's sorta a coincidence. I grew up with the Stueve family, of the Alta Dena Dairy, referenced in the recent FreeTalkLive story about raw milk.
They fought the government (California gov, I think) for years and millions of dollars to retain the right to distribute raw milk, and ultimately lost. They were excellent people. The dairy was spotless, and they won countless awards for quality in the LA County area. I believe they actually "invented" frozen yogurt. We sampled it there before we'd ever heard about it. Several (church, parochial school) events a year were held there, and they provided all sorts of fund raising opportunities. Their children went to the various local Lutheran schools.
Anyway, before giving up milk altogether, I spent several years drinking their raw product. Incidentally, switching to raw cleared up my acne as a teenager. Wouldn't be surprised if homogenized/pasteurized milk contributes to teen acne. I truly think the reason why governments outlawed the raw milk is because the other dairies have shitty sanitation practices, and the pasteurization became the lazy way out for them; since they didn't want to compete, they ganged up on the quality dairies and outlawed the product.