[tsavo]

Knowing the origins of nicotine, an alternative use that should be investigated is as a pesticide. Completely discarding alternative research into nicotine due to other bad actors seems short sighted.

[galleywest200]

We already do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonicotinoid

These compounds are arguably partially responsible for the issue of colony collapse disorder.

[klondike_]

Nicotine-derived compounds are already widely used in agriculture