I'm not sure. I think when I crave a pipe, it's the flavour I'm craving. I'd have to smoke a tobacco flavoured nicotine - free substance to know the answer for sure...
If There Were No Nicotine in Pipe Tobacco...
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Most likely not, but then again I definitely would not go to work either if they quit paying me which leads to my motivation of getting out of bed in the first place. I enjoy a pipe on my way work to get paid that pays for nicotine I want in the tobacco.
I would still smoke. Pipe smoking for me is more than the buzz.
I couldn't care less about nicotine. I mostly smoke blends that are lighter on vitaminN because I don't like its effects. As long as the flavors are there, I'm good.
Don't feel as much nic on pipe smoke as from cigarettes. But it's there. And that's the relaxation that we get. It might not be strong enough to hook you, but it's tobacco we are smoking. If nic is missing from tobacco.. I can't even imagine that in my head. It's like blasphemy.
While I know quite a few people who enjoy NA beer and decaf tea, that ain't me and I'm with you on this one.
If there was no nicotine in tobacco ... the industry would never have developed. So, no one would be smoking it. Tobacco would most likely be considered a noxious weed of no economical benefit.
I probably already know enough people who could modify and breed a Nicotine Free strain of Tobacco, the real question is whether or not the government would care what the Nicotine content of the plant is. Laws are rarely practical these days.
Most diet sodas are caffeine free.
Every grocery market stocks Decaffeinated coffee.
I don't know how popular alcohol free beer really is, but Caffeine Free beverages are mainstream.
People are commonly motivated to enjoy special drinks for exactly the same reasons Pipesmokers would continue smoking pipes without any stimulant associated.
You miss my point. The OP asked the "what if." If there was no drug in the leaf, no one would have smoked it after trying it once. It alters the brain and people eons ago attributed "magical" powers to it, started to cultivate it, using it for rituals. Europeans and others were attracted to the "hit" and so, an entire economy was developed, agriculture, manufacturing, advertising, etc. No nicotine, no customers. No matter what the "deniers" profess, the "hit" subtle though it may be is what keeps us smoking. The very idea of any legislation against the weed or tax increase can make some here near hysterical.
I’ve never noticed the nicotine... I’m in it for the taste and relaxation.
I would likely still smoke, though I’d change my rotation a bit: there are a few blends I currently smoke (tolerate, to be honest) at particular times for the nicotine, and if that was all gone I’d go to a lighter blend with a flavor profile I more enjoy.
I don’t know. Probably. I just like to smoke. I do enjoy the nicotine, though. 
I have perfected a process to cure lettuce ? in various ways. I can air cure, flue cure and fire cure lettuce. I am casing them with sugar solution, and top some of them with various flavors like vanilla, cherry ? etc. I can even press them in a barrel, so it cures in its natural juices. I see a ready market here, who will smoke it in a pipe!
I know very little about smoking. I just started smoking a pipe recently only because I always thought it looked cool I remember my dad smoked one as well when I was very little. When I hit middle age I decided to do the stuff on my bucket list one of which was give the pipe a go.
I didn't realize I was getting nicotine even if I didn't inhale. I am getting some obviously but I don't think I notice it. I don't have the urge to keep doing bowls all the time.
I like the ritual, the tradition, the aesthetics, the zen like quality of the process. Also I actually enjoy the smell and taste of tobacco (not aromatics). This kind of reminds me of coffee or whisky I actually enjoy the taste and ritual of having an occasional coffee or glass of whisky. I am very much a sipper. The effects are secondary. I realize I am probably in a small minority. Lol.
As an aside I don't think that the government cares whether there is nicotine or not in tobacco I think they only care that it is associated with disease.
I didn't realize I was getting nicotine even if I didn't inhale. I am getting some obviously but I don't think I notice it. I don't have the urge to keep doing bowls all the time.
I like the ritual, the tradition, the aesthetics, the zen like quality of the process. Also I actually enjoy the smell and taste of tobacco (not aromatics). This kind of reminds me of coffee or whisky I actually enjoy the taste and ritual of having an occasional coffee or glass of whisky. I am very much a sipper. The effects are secondary. I realize I am probably in a small minority. Lol.
As an aside I don't think that the government cares whether there is nicotine or not in tobacco I think they only care that it is associated with disease.
What if cigars had no nicotine?