1.0Games Learning Societyhttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wikiGLS Teamhttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/author/gls-team/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oRW83XL4fb"><a href="https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/why-is-absinthe-illegal/">Why is absinthe illegal?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/why-is-absinthe-illegal/embed/#?secret=oRW83XL4fb" width="600" height="338" title="“Why is absinthe illegal?” — Games Learning Society" data-secret="oRW83XL4fb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The Green Fairy’s Murky Past: Why Was Absinthe Illegal? The primary reason absinthe was outlawed in numerous countries, starting in the early 1900s, was a potent combination of public hysteria, prohibitionist fervor, and unsubstantiated claims that it induced hallucinations, insanity, and violent behavior. While these allegations were largely unfounded and not based on solid scientific ... Read morehttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gls-featured.png1200630