Native Cigarettes, Naughton, ON

Native Cigarettes is an independently owned business focused on reducing COVID-19 exposure, promoting public health, supporting economic growth, and combating illicit tobacco sales. Founded by a young First Nation entrepreneur, the platform facilitates the legal sale of tobacco online, adhering to all local, provincial, and federal regulations. During the pandemic, the system minimizes in-person contact, reducing the spread of COVID-19 and limiting high-risk tobacco consumption in Indigenous communities. The business also collaborates with partners to offer smoking cessation resources and aims to reduce tobacco consumption by shifting traffic from physical to virtual tobacco sales. Additionally, the company fights the contraband tobacco market by offering regulated products. Their operations comply with various acts and policies to ensure legal and ethical business practices, promoting safer, healthier communities.