Most the people I know smoke blunts. I agree that a joint doesn't hit hard enough. A blunt hits hard, but waste a hellof a lot of weed. Just get a good pipe or a bong. I've got a couple pipes that outperform blunts. It don't take five grams to fill it up, either.
If you just left the tobacco in the cigar and smoked it, it might be healthier. The nicoteine in the cigar wrapper takes the ability away from your lungs to block the harmful ingredients in the smoke.
A joint is good to take with you to be social, but a pipe is for getting stoned. If somebody pulls out a blunt and lights it, I'm gonna hit it, but I don't use tobacco, so a blunt every now and then aint hurting nothing.