Popular media has been trying to resurrect this low-grade intoxicant of dubious actual effects lately since it fell out of vogue in the 19’th century.
Absinthe was banned in the US in 1912, not because of Prohibition, but due to concerns about its potential psychoactive effects, particularly the presence of thujone, a chemical found in grand wormwood. While it was believed to cause hallucinations and other dangerous effects, these claims were largely unfounded and fueled by misinformation and the Temperance movement. Some conjecture I think.