No, absinthe does not make you hallucinate.
I never said it made me hallucinate. On the contrary, I stated explicitly that it didn't. I said it caused a euphoria and a focus (like cocaine, only very mild). In my experience it acts as a stimulant. The experience with real absinthe is distinct from alcohol. Could it be placebo? It's not impossible, but I used to drink it fairly often (every few months we'd have an "absinthe" party after we got our ridiculously expensive bottles from Europe). If it was placebo, it was a damn good one and I highly recommend the experience.
they do specify that absinthe in America contains “less than 10 parts per million of thujone”
The stuff that is worth a damn is illegal, as I stated.
As for all the reports like this, every single thing that has anything to do with herbs is to me completely suspicious, especially if it is regulated by the FDA. The FDA is a complete fraud (as in, you are almost better off believing the opposite of everything they say). The suppression of herbs and their effects is also a complete fraud and ubiquitous. After my research into the history of medicine and our regulatory agencies, everything is completely suspect but things like this quadrupoly so.
No, absinthe does not make you hallucinate.
I never said it made me hallucinate. On the contrary, I stated explicitly that it didn't. I said it caused a euphoria and a focus (like cocaine, only very mild). In my experience it acts as a stimulant. The experience with real absinthe is distinct from alcohol. Could it be placebo? It's not impossible, but I used to drink it fairly often (every few months we'd have an "absinthe" party after we got our ridiculously expensive bottles from Europe). If it was placebo, it was a damn good one and I highly recommend the experience.
they do specify that absinthe in America contains “less than 10 parts per million of thujone”
The stuff that is worth a damn is illegal, as I stated.
As for all the reports like this, every single thing that has anything to do with herbs is to me completely suspicious, especially if it is regulated by the FDA. The FDA is a complete fraud (as in, you are almost better off believing the opposite of everything they say). The suppression of herbs and their effects is also a complete fraud and ubiquitous. After my research into the history of medicine and our regulatory agencies, everything is completely suspect.