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The main flavoring ingredient in absinthe is Artemisia Absinthium, commonly called Wormwood. Present in Wormwood is the chemical, alpha-thujone, which is toxic and has a similar molecular geometry to THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. Thus, absinthe is most likely illegal in the United States because it contains alpha-thujone. --Deb This is from the Nation Institute of Health (NIH.gov: Facts about thujone) site linked to the left of this answer:
"Regulatory Status: No standards or guidelines have been set by NIOSH or OSHA for occupational exposure to or workplace allowable levels of alpha-thujone. Thujone was not on the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) list of compounds for which recommendations for a threshold limit value (TLV) or biological exposure index (BEI) are made. Thujone is potentially toxic and the presence of alpha- and beta-thujone in food and beverages is regulated by law in several countries (Micali & Lanuzza, 1995). The use of thujone as a food additive has been banned in the United States (Rogers, 1981; Galli et al., 1984). The natural flavoring substances wormwood, white cedar, and oak moss may be used in food under the condition that the finished food is thujone-free. Tansy may only be used in Alcoholic Beverages provided that the finished product is thujone-free, and yarrow use is specified as beverages only, thujone-free (FDA, 1997b).
In 1979, the FAO/WHO Codex Committee on Food additives restricted the use of apha- and beta-thujones to the following maximum levels in final products ready for consumption: 0.5 ppm in food and beverages, 10 ppm in alcoholic beverages containing more than 25% alcohol, 5 ppm in alcoholic beverages containing less than 25% alcohol, and 35 ppm in bitters (Galli et al., 1984)."
See the Web Links for additional information about absinthe and alpha-thujone.
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