The US versions barely have any thujone (the hallucinogen in the original absinthe) in it, which is regulated to allow it to be sold in the US. The thujone is created when fermenting the wormwood. A friend of mine buys absinthe and re-ferments it with wormwood to increase the thujone content. Works sometimes. I have not had alot of absinthe but read up on it. Lucid is crap in my opinion. Sebor I hear is good.