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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1899511, member: 24633&quot;]Not any more!</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia......</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_use_disorder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_use_disorder" rel="nofollow"><u>addictive</u></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelics,_dissociatives_and_deliriants" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelics,_dissociatives_and_deliriants" rel="nofollow"><u>psychoactive drug</u></a>. The chemical compound <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone" rel="nofollow"><u>thujone</u></a>, although present in the spirit in only trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow"><u>United States</u></a> and in much of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" rel="nofollow"><u>Europe</u></a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" rel="nofollow"><u>France</u></a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" rel="nofollow"><u>Netherlands</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" rel="nofollow"><u>Belgium</u></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" rel="nofollow"><u>Switzerland</u></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary" rel="nofollow"><u>Austria-Hungary</u></a>. Although absinthe was vilified, it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Any psychoactive properties attributed to absinthe, apart from that of the alcohol, have been much exaggerated. A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s, following the adoption of modern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_law" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_law" rel="nofollow"><u>European Union</u></a> food and beverage laws that removed longstanding barriers to its production and sale. By the early 21st century, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, Australia, USA, Spain, and the Czech Republic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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