Aztec tobacco
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Sep 12, 2026
Todd ElliottGUEST
Maybe they knew that.
Todd ElliottGUEST
The tobacco that was smoked by Native Americans in North America and in much of Central and South America was Nicotiana Rustica.
Todd ElliottGUEST
which is a smaller...
Todd ElliottGUEST
We grow that here on the farm, too.
JaredHOST
Going cold turkey off of Rustica, you've got to be careful.
JaredHOST
It's got to be strategic if you come off the Mapacho smoking.
JaredHOST
We're talking 9% to 18% nicotine.
JaredHOST
A cigarette, the nicotine of tobacco in a cigarette is 1% to 3%, bro.
JaredHOST
And in Thai, it was Ya Sen.
JaredHOST
Ya Sen. Yeah.
JaredHOST
But this is Mapacho, straight from Peru.
JaredHOST
It's freaking powerful man.
Daniel HannahGUEST
Sort of like give me a stick to talk, they give me some water.
Daniel HannahGUEST
Mapacha, because it's sort of like, mapacha is a strong tobacco that you see often in ceremonies to express, like to speak or to do prayers and stuff.
Daniel HannahGUEST
It's also used for cleansing.
Daniel HannahGUEST
So yeah, like they gave me the water, then I started vomiting like immediately as soon as I drank it.