Plain-English guides to native cigarettes in Canada: what they are, who makes them on First Nations land, the law, and how the industry actually works.
Native cigarettes are cigarettes manufactured on First Nations reserve land in Canada and sold factory-direct to consumers, typically at a fraction of what you’d pay at a gas station or convenience store. If you’ve heard people talk about native smokes and wondered what the difference actually is — who makes them, why they cost so […]
Ever wonder how native cigarettes are made — from raw leaf to smoke-ready pack? Here’s a full breakdown of how we do it at Smokeway. Step 1: Sourcing the tobacco It starts with the right leaf. All our tobacco is grown in Canada, primarily on First Nations farms that know this crop better than anyone. […]
Cigarettes do not expire, but they go stale. That’s the most common take you’ll see online. Is it true, though? Do cigarettes expire in the classic sense of it? Or is it something different? Here’s what we, as a factory-direct cigarette store and long-time manufacturer of premium native smokes, think of it. So, do cigarettes […]
Smokeway is Canada’s first factory-direct place where you can buy cigarettes online in Canada. Not just in bulk quantities, like most others do, but starting from a single carton of your favorite native smokes. We’re #1 manufacturer who makes Canadian cigarettes available to smokers straight from the conveyor — and we believe it’s actually quite a […]