Since some of you seem unclear on this, Hobbits invented pipeweed. This is very clearly stated. Gandalf was the only one of The Wise to ever take an interest in hobbits. He came to smoke pipeweed through his asociation with the hobbits. Sauremon even made fun of Gandalf for taking an interest in the hobbits and his "love of the halflings leaf".
It was when Sauremon started realizing he had made a mistake in overlooking the halflings that he begain to take an interest in pipeweed himself. Yes, I agree that Sauremon was very much envious of Gandalf for many things, the love of many elves and men not the least.
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