I'll take your word for it.
Absinthe has been illegal in America for nearly a century.
Absinthe is legal in the US. It's imported (Kübler and Lucid), but it's also even made in the US (St. George Absinthe Verte, etc.).
It has to meet standards, have no more than 10 mg/l of thujone, and is highly taxed, but it's legal.
In case you're wondering, no, I've never touched the stuff myself.
It actually became legal again recently, bro.