Should the USA ban these foods?

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Nope, classic absinth was really quiet poisonous and brain damaging, so it wasnt forbidden out of fun. Additional it was in earlier times so dangerous, because of it being produced "by hand", so there was a broad variation, just as every "collection of wine" gets a bit else, according to weather, used plants, wine-brewer, .... So drinking absinth was very similar to using magic mushrooms. A small amount can be quiet fun, but because of it being a natural product, you only know after digesting, if you got a small amount. So beside the alcohol itself, influencing the brain, additional the typical absinth ingredient is as well influencing the brain and causing imaginations and other stuff. Nice, for an small amount, but just like magic mushrooms to much gives you a bad trip. Too much bad trips - good chances for getting psychoses and phobias.

Todays official produced absinth is not that problem, because of it being controlled and tested before sold, so the quality and amount of nutrients stays average around the same level, so you can simply try small amounts and slowly increase, relying on the experiences before. Additional absinth nowadays has better quality, earlier sorts often were brewed in non professional ways, and so methanol often was in it, that is simply highly poisonous without any benefit. as every US-homebrewer can tell you as well.

So nowadays "modern" absinth from professional brewers - no problem as long as not used to often, and being careful with testing the "right amount". But nope, if some prolls try to get you into "Ugha, got an REAL homebrewed illegal Absinth from romania or ucraine...." you should refuse, because its simply gambling with your brain.