> [...] would smoke weed far less often than they would smoke nicotine, [...]
Nobody smokes nicotine. People smoke tobacco. And it's that very smoke that's bad for you.
Just don't inhale smoke (whether marijuana or tobacco). You can vape or take edibles or use a nicotine plaster or chew a gum, etc. Compared to those alternatives, whether you set fire to marijuana or tobacco or toilet paper is pretty much a rounding error.
Nobody smokes nicotine. People smoke tobacco. And it's that very smoke that's bad for you.
Just don't inhale smoke (whether marijuana or tobacco). You can vape or take edibles or use a nicotine plaster or chew a gum, etc. Compared to those alternatives, whether you set fire to marijuana or tobacco or toilet paper is pretty much a rounding error.