So why was the pu illegal anyway?
 

Hmm? Wasn't it legalized in '95 in the US?

So why was the pu illegal anyway?
 

Thanks to Clinton administration! He may like a cuppa with Monica now and
then. With a cigar.
BTW, being an anti-Clintonite at the time, I admit my sins and would gladly
have them back and do all they want in Lincoln bedroom. Or anyplace for that
matter.
As a Conservative Republican I feel that a life of a soldier or an Iraqi
civilian worth a thousand blue dresses.

Sasha.


"Falky foo" > wrote in message
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> Hmm? Wasn't it legalized in '95 in the US?
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>

So why was the pu illegal anyway?
 

Well-wishing but ignorant minds of US Customs beurocrats decided to protect
the public against being fooled into buying "spoiled" tea.
But because "spoiled" and "fermented" are different sides of the same
process....
Anything that looked weird and/or smelled of fermentation was considered
spoiled (these cunning Chinese!). That is how Puer was outlawed. Clinton
administration for some reason was more advanced in the field of weird
smells (perhaps the result of sexual sophistication) or may be that Oriental
friend of Clinton (restaurant owner, remember?) introduced Bill to the magic
of puerh. One way or another Customs were educated and puer liberated.

Sasha.


"Falky foo" > wrote in message
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> Hmm? Wasn't it legalized in '95 in the US?
>
>

So why was the pu illegal anyway?
 

Alex igy.net11/15/05


> Well-wishing but ignorant minds of US Customs beurocrats decided to protect
> the public against being fooled into buying "spoiled" tea.
> But because "spoiled" and "fermented" are different sides of the same
> process....
> Anything that looked weird and/or smelled of fermentation was considered
> spoiled (these cunning Chinese!). That is how Puer was outlawed. Clinton
> administration for some reason was more advanced in the field of weird
> smells (perhaps the result of sexual sophistication) or may be that Oriental
> friend of Clinton (restaurant owner, remember?) introduced Bill to the magic
> of puerh. One way or another Customs were educated and puer liberated.
>
> Sasha.

Now, if we could just get the damned stuff banned in Japan and Taiwan, maybe
we could afford to buy it again.
Michael

So why was the pu illegal anyway?
 

Loose and tuochas have always been available in Chinatown. It's just
the past few years cakes and bricks have shown up. I think there was
period in the fifties or sixties where the Chinese governement banned
export but was sneaked out through Hong Kong. If there were a ban
perse then look for new government mandate by Congress to justify a
bureaucrats existence. It wouldn't surprise me when you look at the
hysteria over the morning after pill, ephedra, steroids.

JIm

Alex Chaihorsky wrote:
> Well-wishing but ignorant minds of US Customs beurocrats decided to protect
> the public against being fooled into buying "spoiled" tea.
> But because "spoiled" and "fermented" are different sides of the same
> process....
> Anything that looked weird and/or smelled of fermentation was considered
> spoiled (these cunning Chinese!). That is how Puer was outlawed. Clinton
> administration for some reason was more advanced in the field of weird
> smells (perhaps the result of sexual sophistication) or may be that Oriental
> friend of Clinton (restaurant owner, remember?) introduced Bill to the magic
> of puerh. One way or another Customs were educated and puer liberated.
>
> Sasha.
>
>
> "Falky foo" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Hmm? Wasn't it legalized in '95 in the US?
> >
> >