You know, I can't find where I found it, but I distinctly remember that when people were making their own absinthe they were adding too much wormwood and thujone, and overdosing on the stuff, which is why it got banned.

Kind of like how every time I mention everclear to my parents they picture moonshine and warn me that it can contain lead because of people using lead solder for pipes in home distilleries. It was a similar public consensus back in the early 1900's about Absinthe.

Looks like some of the stuff just got made legal in the US. Woot. I really want to try some La Fee.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/ar...in&oref=slogin