Say it aint so...

[one_bat]

Seems the green fairy isn't so dangerous after all..

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080429120905.htm

Comments

[drjon]

Thanks for the link. Did you see my post on this study the other day?

Myself, I'm all for the continued belief in Absinthe being non-psychoactive, as otherwise some mongrel's sure to call for it being banned again.

[galacticchick]

then they have this--> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/03/000329080425.htm
which suggests something else. So is alpha-thujone the same as thujone? They seem to be a little conflicted about the whole thing...

I agree, let them keep thinking it's non-psychoactive, it's in our favour. :D

[galacticchick]

gah. go my crappy html fu today. :/

[drjon]

That was an old study which made erroneous assumptions about the level of thujone in traditional Absinthes. The neurotoxin results were accurate, but the assumed base levels were far in excess of actual amounts.