On Apr 3, 4:22*am, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:17:21 -0400, Dave Smith
>
> > wrote:
> >Absinthe is legal in a lot of places now, including the US. My son and
> >his friends used to order it by mail from the Czech Republic moe than 10
> >years ago.
>
> What made it so harmful and a banned substance? * *All I have ever
> learned is that it made you crazy. * *Most liquor does that to lots of
> people!!

I've tried it recently and found it's got quite a kick -- more so than
any other liquors of comparable alcohol content -- even when mixed
with water and a cube of sugar (the traditional way to drink it). The
buzz it produces is different (hard to describe) from the buzz of
other drinks. It may be that Thujone combines with the regular
alcohol to create some synergistic effects.

But it tastes like licorice (a flavor I detest) so I'm in no danger of
becoming addicted to it.

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Ht