Nicotine is a poison. It’s the active agent in deadly nightshade. In horticultural circles it’s used in raw form as a highly effective pesticide. It’s highly co

Nicotine is a poison. It’s the active agent in deadly nightshade. In horticultural circles it’s used in raw form as a highly effective pesticide. It’s highly concentrated in tomatoes vines and potato plants, and if you eat these, or even the edible parts when they’re green you’ll be sick! That’s not to say it’s the most toxic aspect of tobacco, but it can’t be good. These plants are all related by the way. The Simpson’s ”Tomacco” episode isn’t so far fetched!