I'm in western Europe, where hash or herb is always mixed with tobacco. Yeah yeah I know, boooo. But hey, that's a cultural thing with several origins.
I wanted to quit that 25 yo habit last year and managed to totally get rid of tobacco thanks to dry herb vaporizers. Convection and conduction, session or on demand, I can now choose different ways for different moods.
One thing's sure, the taste and the high are waaaaaaay more pleasing.
I was at a wedding last weekend and everybody (most of my smoking buddies) was smoking joints. At one point, I was curious to see how it felt like again. It was atrocious, disgusting, awful. I even tried a pure joint and the taste of combustion is just not for me anymore.