Why is absinthe illegal in the U.S.?!
Answers: What effects does it have on you?
Absinthe is NOT illegal in the US -- anymore. It had been for a LONG time, though, due to the possible halucinogenic effects of the wormwood ingredient. Actually, I asked this question some time ago.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
Good luck finding affordable absinthe, though (although "affordable" varies from person to person).
Have a great night!
--EDIT-- There is also a type of "beer" that comes in a 16 oz. can, called "four" -- I tried it because it had some wormwood extract or something similar in it. It's nothing special, but very drinkable.
Absinthe is an erroneously maligned spirit that remains banned in the United States due to unyielding ignorance and paranoia. A century ago absinthe was thought to cause deleterious psychological effects but this has been proven false. It was thought that a chemical in absinthe called thujone, (which emanates from the wormwood plant used to make traditional absinthe), produced hallucinations. Not only was this found to be a misnomer, the amount in absinthe is minimal. Pseudo-absinthes are available in the US but they are not made from wormwood and thus, really aren’t absinthe.
http://www.foodforthoughtonline.net/
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The effect of drinking absinthe is drunkeness. Just as if you drank vodka, rum, or whisky. The mystique surrounding it is all urban legend. Some absinthes, however, are still over 140 proof and definetly not to be fooled around with (just as you shouldn't chug Bacardi 151).
In fact, the amount of thujone (which is a hallucinogenic) required to get any effect beyond simply drunk would also require an amount of alcohol way beyond the lethal dose. The only thing even remotely practical to use thujone would be from sage, specifically sage oil.
it shouldnt be illegal, thats retarded. I've drank it many times, it just gets you drunk.......
New absinthe came out on the market called Lucid. It has wormwood and was created by reverse engineering an old European bottle of absinthe.
It costs about $65 a bottle.
Absinthe is no longer illegal in the US. If you can't find a local source, try:
http://www.labodegawine.com/results?quer...