I recently had the privilege of visiting Canada a few weeks ago and thought that I would share something with you. We were driving from Edmonton to Calgary and we stopped at a few gas stations to get some liquid refreshments along the way. I had noticed that I had never seen a regular or diet Mt. Dew (with caffeine) available for purchase. I asked the clerks about this and they said that they do not sell caffeinated Mt. Dew let alone diet Mt. Dew. God forbid. Apparently the powers that be in Canada saw fit to ban my lovely caffeinated Diet Mt. Dew! The reasons for which Mt. Dew (with caffeine) was banned was because of the amount of caffeine and its classification as a soda. Every gas station from Ottawa to Vancouver has Red Bull, Full Throttle and Rock star but no Mt. Dew? This is yet another reason that the U.S. is better than Canada in regards to beverage consumption and availability. I thought that this was very peculiar and looked it up via the www. If Pepsi Co. would change its classification from a soda to energy drink it would be legal. The Canadian government doesn't want the people purchasing energy drinks that aren't classified as such but rather as soda. I know that the American people are getting fat and dying from diabetes and such but at least we know what we are doing to ourselves! Nonetheless, I will need to smuggle my Diet Mt. Dew into Canada next time that I get stuck up there. Happy travels!
