# Where is it legal to buy Absinthe?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955 "2006-03-19T02:09:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955/1 "2006-03-19T02:09:00Z")

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I have a friend about to do some travelling (Europe mostly I think) and he has made it his duty to buy me some absinthe. Where should I send him?

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955/2 "2006-03-19T02:21:17Z")

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[Wikipedia claims that it is legal throughout the European Union](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe)

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**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955/3 "2006-03-19T02:36:19Z")

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Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955/4 "2006-03-19T02:49:29Z")

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I had some very good absinthe in a bar in Prague.

But… I’m fairly sure it’s not legal to bring absinthe into the USA. Better check the official rules on that, before your friend gets into trouble.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-it-legal-to-buy-absinthe/348955/5 "2006-03-19T03:08:29Z")

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Since the OP has been answered, let’s close this one. I don’t need an extended discussion while I’m asleep tonight.

**samclem**