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Tobacco plants likely produce it to help protect them from bugs , and farmers have used it since the 18th century to keep insect populations in check

What it can't reasonably do is draw these fine distinctions between different killer products, and in appearance give the government stamp of safety and approval to ones that may be a bit less deadly than others.

In Canadian retail in 2026, the practical buying options narrow to the commercial slims and 100s stocked nationally (Benson & Hedges, Players, Rothmans, John Player Special, Marlboro Gold where distributed), the Canadian native brands that dominate the online market by volume (mostly king size rather than slim), and imported boutique slims that require specialty channels