Native Cigarettes in Ontario: Terms, Brands and What to Know

The Phrase Can Mean Different Things

Depending on context, an adult may mean:

Those ideas can overlap.

They are not automatically the same.

• cigarettes manufactured by an Indigenous company;
• cigarettes sold through an Indigenous retailer;
• cigarettes associated with reserve retail;
• tax-exempt allocation cigarettes;
• a familiar commercial brand associated with Native-smokes retail.

Manufacturer Identity and Tax Status Are Different Questions

Who manufactured a cigarette brand is one question.

Whether a particular sale qualifies for tax-exempt treatment is another.

Do not assume:

Indigenous-manufactured automatically means tax-free

or:

a tax-exempt sale proves who owns or manufactures the brand.

Those details need to be confirmed separately.

Ontario Tax-Exempt Allocation Cigarettes

Ontario has a specific tax-exempt cigarette allocation framework for eligible First Nations consumers.

That framework should not be generalized to every cigarette informally described as Native.

Peach-Coloured Federal Stamp

Ontario tax-exempt allocation cigarettes use a federal peach-coloured tobacco stamp.

The stamp relates to the applicable distribution and tax framework.

It does not identify the full ownership history of a brand.

Commercial Cigarettes and Traditional Tobacco Are Different

Traditional or sacred tobacco practices have cultural and ceremonial meaning.

Modern commercial cigarettes are a different subject.

Commercial cigarette smoking is addictive and causes serious health risks, including cancer, heart disease and lung disease.

Brand Names Do Not Prove Manufacturer or Ownership

High Coastal Cannabis may display cigarette brand names on current product pages.

A store listing shows how a product is presented for retail browsing.

A store menu does not by itself prove that a brand is:

Manufacturer and ownership details should be confirmed separately using reliable information about the exact brand.

• Indigenous-owned;
• Indigenous-manufactured;
• tax-exempt;
• reserve-only;
• legal or illegal in every context.

Brand Names on the Current Menu

High Coastal Cannabis resource or product pages may use names such as:

Those names may be used as current retail terminology when they are actually present on a current store listing.

Do not turn this guide into a permanent claim that any exact brand is always available.

• Canadian;
• Putters;
• Canadian Goose;
• Canadian Classics;
• Rolled Gold;
• Nexus;
• Time.

Check Current Product Pages for Prices and Availability

This guide is not a live cigarette price list.

Prices, carton notes, package formats, brands and availability can change.

Use current cigarette product/category pages for current retail details.