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Wild tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) contains around 9% nicotine whereas domesticated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) only contains around 2%. It also contains a numbe

Wild tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) contains around 9% nicotine whereas domesticated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) only contains around 2%. It also contains a number of other alkaloids not present in the domesticated version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotiana_rustica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotiana_rustica Search YouTube for Thuốc lào which is rustica smoked out of a bamboo water pipe and you'll find plenty of videos of people falling over unconscious seconds after taking a single hit.

naravara 6y ago
Interesting. I'm surprised it's not grown commercially then, especially for the more intentional nicotine delivery systems like gum and patches. Falling over unconscious after a hit also seems like a strange thing to do recreationally, but whatever floats their boat I guess.
- DebtDeflation 6y ago
  It is. You can buy Rustica in bulk. I smoke pipes as well as cigars and Rustica is starting to become more popular in the pipe world - Mac Baren just released an HH Rustica series. The whole falling over unconscious thing seems to be more from people taking a massive bong hit of it and holding it in forever, near as I can tell from Youtube. Not how I enjoy my tobacco.
  - naravara 6y ago
    Cool. I'm a novice piper myself but I suppose it's probably too nicotinic for me. I have some Orlick golden sliced and even that gets me uncomfortably light headed.
    - DebtDeflation 6y ago
      Highly recommend Latakia. Smells like a campfire before you even light it, but is delicious. And it's one of those things that soon will no longer exist in this world (the Syrian version is already gone) so experience it while you can.
      - InitialLastName 6y ago
        Not a tobacco person, but curious why it won't exist? Quick research suggests that the Syrian version is gone because of unrest and government restrictions, so might be back if things settle down there. Cyprus (for all its own issues) has been fairly stable of late.

naravara 6y ago

Interesting. I'm surprised it's not grown commercially then, especially for the more intentional nicotine delivery systems like gum and patches. Falling over unconscious after a hit also seems like a strange thing to do recreationally, but whatever floats their boat I guess.

DebtDeflation 6y ago
It is. You can buy Rustica in bulk. I smoke pipes as well as cigars and Rustica is starting to become more popular in the pipe world - Mac Baren just released an HH Rustica series. The whole falling over unconscious thing seems to be more from people taking a massive bong hit of it and holding it in forever, near as I can tell from Youtube. Not how I enjoy my tobacco.
- naravara 6y ago
  Cool. I'm a novice piper myself but I suppose it's probably too nicotinic for me. I have some Orlick golden sliced and even that gets me uncomfortably light headed.
  - DebtDeflation 6y ago
    Highly recommend Latakia. Smells like a campfire before you even light it, but is delicious. And it's one of those things that soon will no longer exist in this world (the Syrian version is already gone) so experience it while you can.
    - InitialLastName 6y ago
      Not a tobacco person, but curious why it won't exist? Quick research suggests that the Syrian version is gone because of unrest and government restrictions, so might be back if things settle down there. Cyprus (for all its own issues) has been fairly stable of late.