Edict examples include 177 タバコ, 130 たばこ and 92 煙草.
Taking a quick look at Google it seems that 煙草 is actually used a lot more than you'd think. In any case I see no reason to limit words to one of kanji / hiragana / katakana if they are used in all forms.
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Hinwezen deur n onbekind lid, doatum onbekind
Touvougd deur n onbekind lid, doatum onbekind
Hinwezen deur CK, May 12, 2010
Hinwezen deur CK, May 12, 2010
bewaarkt deur blay_paul, September 29, 2010
Hinwezen deur Silja, October 26, 2014