===Switzerland===

===Switzerland===

[[Image:Affiche absinthe.jpg|thumb|300px|''The End of the Green Fairy''. A 1910 poster by [[Albert Gantner]], opposing the absinthe ban in Switzerland.]]

[[Image:Affiche absinthe.jpg|thumb|300px|''The End of the Green Fairy'', a 1910 poster by [[Albert Gantner]], opposing the absinthe ban in Switzerland. The [[Rütlischwur]] of [[1291]] is depicted behind, to the left, representing the foundation of the [[Old Swiss Confederation]].]]

In Switzerland, the sale and production of absinthe was prohibited from 1910 to 2005; the ban was lifted on 1 March 2005. To be legally made or sold in Switzerland, absinthe must be distilled<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/817_022_110/a80.html | publisher = Confédération Suisse | title = Ordonnance du DFI sur les boissons alcooliques : Art. 80 Absinth | accessdate =2008-09-18| date = 2008-04-01}}</ref> and must be either uncolored or naturally colored.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/as/2005/1065.pdf | publisher = Confédération Suisse | title = Download from Confédération Suisse Website: see pages 3/4] | accessdate =2008-09-18| date = 2005-02-07}}</ref>

In Switzerland, the sale and production of absinthe was prohibited from 1910 to 2005; the ban was lifted on 1 March 2005. To be legally made or sold in Switzerland, absinthe must be distilled<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/817_022_110/a80.html | publisher = Confédération Suisse | title = Ordonnance du DFI sur les boissons alcooliques : Art. 80 Absinth | accessdate =2008-09-18| date = 2008-04-01}}</ref> and must be either uncolored or naturally colored.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/as/2005/1065.pdf | publisher = Confédération Suisse | title = Download from Confédération Suisse Website: see pages 3–4] | accessdate =2008-09-18| date = 2005-02-07}}</ref>

===United States===

===United States===