Is thujone absinthe legal?
Absinthe laws vary from country to country. Most members of the European Union now allow the sale of strong absinthe, with limit of 35 milligrams of thujone per kilogram. Bars and restaurants in Britain began serving absinthe when they discovered it was never formally banned in the country. Germany – thujone-containing absinthe available at bars and stores in Germany, in 2002 it is quite popular in some parts of Germany and Austria. Netherlands – 1909 ban on absinthe sales lifted in July 2004. Thujone containing absinthe sold in liquor stores, as long as thujone quantity remain within European-accepted levels. Thujone containing absinthe is being sold in liquor stores in New Zealand. In Switzerland, the prohibition of absinthe was even written into the constitution in 1907, following a popular initiative. In 2000 this article was repealed during a general overhaul of the constitution, but the prohibition was written into ordinary law instead. Later that law was also repealed, so from M
