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Absinthe's Back but Thrill's Gone

Hallucinogenic ingredient has all but disappeared

By John Lister,  Newser User

Posted Dec 2, 2007 5:49 AM CST

(Newser) – The "Green Fairy" may have led Van Gogh to cut off his ear, but don't expect newly legal absinthe to cause anyone to do the same, reports Time magazine. New federal regulations allow the anise-flavor liquor only a trace of thujone, the chemical from...   Read full story »

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