With illegal tobacco products becoming more ubiquitous in Western Canada, police agencies are ramping up efforts to confiscate and charge people taking advantage of the illicit trade that is fuelling organized crime.
well it’s the price duh. I’d even go as far as to say that in Toronto the majority of smokers are now smoking native smokes as opposed to “legal” cigarettes.
a pack of Belmonts small king in many places will run you just over $20 a pack. $20! why pay that when you can just drive to the nearest rez and buy a loaf of cigarettes for practically the same price. Or hell, now, they’ll come to you with cartons/loafs. Guy I know does beer delivery that isn’t via the LCBO/Beer Store and they also sell these cigarettes. you just go online, put in your order for beer and smokes, and like an hour or two later they’re at your door with your stuff. he’s making a killing. especially on holidays when the LCBO shuts down.
well it’s the price duh. I’d even go as far as to say that in Toronto the majority of smokers are now smoking native smokes as opposed to “legal” cigarettes.
a pack of Belmonts small king in many places will run you just over $20 a pack. $20! why pay that when you can just drive to the nearest rez and buy a loaf of cigarettes for practically the same price. Or hell, now, they’ll come to you with cartons/loafs. Guy I know does beer delivery that isn’t via the LCBO/Beer Store and they also sell these cigarettes. you just go online, put in your order for beer and smokes, and like an hour or two later they’re at your door with your stuff. he’s making a killing. especially on holidays when the LCBO shuts down.
respectfully- what the fuck is a loaf of cigarettes?
loose cigarettes that come in a big ziplock bag that resembles a loaf of bread. Some people keep them in their freezer so as to “stay fresh”.
huh, we’ve always just called those bag smokes in the states
Is that what we call those? 🤷♂️ don’t smoke so that’s interesting.
It’s a Ziploc bag the width of a cigarette that can hold a carton’s worth of loose smokes.
See the last episode of season 1 Letterkenny for a short documentary on the subject.