For many, a little Neil Young music combined with sipping a Starbucks coffee on a rainy morning in the Pacific Northwest paints an idealistic portrait of rootsy cool. But not so fast.

Neil Young, judging by his announcement on his website that he’s boycotting Starbucks, isn’t much of a fan, so is asking his fans to follow suit and choose a different purveyor for their morning coffee fix. Neil Young’s disillusionment with Starbucks stems from the coffee giant’s support of a lawsuit against the state of Vermont which has adopted new requirements to label genetically modified ingredients, reports Rolling Stone .

In the announcement, Neil Young makes clear he doesn’t appreciate Starbucks’ complicity with the often villainized Monsanto corporation in the lawsuit against Vermont.

“I used to line up and get my latte everyday, but yesterday was my last one. Starbucks has teamed up with Monsanto to sue Vermont, and stop accurate food labeling. Tell Starbucks to withdraw support for the lawsuit — we have a right to know what we put in our mouths. Starbucks doesn’t think you have the right to know what’s in your coffee . So it’s teamed up with Monsanto to sue the small U.S. state of Vermont to stop you from finding out.”

Last spring, the citizens of Vermont passed a law requiring all GMO-containing food products to announce so on their labels by July 1, 2016. Dairy products, meat, alcohol, and food served in restaurants are exempt from the law.

On the heels of the law’s passing, some organizations from the food industry filed a lawsuit questioning the law’s constitutionality. Those joining the lawsuit effort include the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and guess who are members? Starbucks and Monsanto, of course.

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