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The Bloc Pot is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that is dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. It has contested four provincial elections but it has failed to win any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. The party was launched in 1997 by Marc-Boris St-Maurice as a way to push for political change to marijuana laws. He also went on to launch its federal offspring, the Marijuana Party of Canada.
Bloc Pot Bloc pot | |
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| Leader | Benjamin Vachon |
| Founder | Marc-Boris St-Maurice |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Ideology | Legalization of marijuana Proportional representation Alter-globalization Environmentalism Quebec federalism |
| National affiliation | Marijuana Party |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 125 |
| Website | |
| blocpot | |
Leaders of the Bloc Pot
edit- Marc-Boris St-Maurice (1998–2000)
- Pierre Audette (2000–2001)
- Alexandre Néron (acting, 2001–2002)
- Hugô St-Onge (2002–2012)
- Pacifique Plante (2012-2017)
- Jean-Patrick Berthiaume*Intérim (2017-2020)
- Daniel Blackburn (2020-2023)
- Benjamin Vachon (2023-)
Election results
edit| General election | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | % of popular vote |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 56 | 0 | 0.60% |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 0.04% |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
See also
edit- Drug policy reform
- Cannabis in Quebec
- Legal issues of cannabis
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- List of Quebec premiers
- Marijuana parties
- Marijuana Party (Canada)
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Political parties in Quebec
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
External links
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