{{no footnotes|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox political party | name = Bloc Pot | native_name = Bloc pot | logo = File:Logo of Bloc pot.svg | leader = Steve Berthelot | president = | spokesperson = | founder = Marc-Boris St-Maurice | foundation = {{Start date|1998}} | dissolution = | merger = | merged = | split = | headquarters = | ideology = {{Nowrap|Legalization of marijuana<br>Proportional representation<br>Alter-globalization<br>Environmentalism<br>Quebec federalism}} | position = | predecessor = | successor = | international = | national = Marijuana Party | membership = | membership_year = | colours = Green | colorcode = tan | blank1_title = Policies | blank1 = | seats1_title = Seats in the National Assembly | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|125|hex=tan}} | website = {{URL|blocpot.qc.ca}} | country = Canada | state = Quebec | footnotes = }}
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.
==Leaders of the Bloc Pot== * 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 (2023-2024) * Steve Berthelot (2024-)
==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" |----- | align="center" | '''General election''' | align="center" | '''# of candidates''' | align="center" | '''# of elected candidates''' | align="center" | '''% of popular vote''' |----- | align="center" | '''1998''' || align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.31% |----- | align="center" | '''2003''' || align="center" | 56 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.60% |----- | align="center" | '''2007''' || align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.04% |----- | align="center" | '''2008''' || align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.00% |----- | align="center" | '''2012''' || align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.01% |----- | align="center" | '''2014''' || align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.02% |----- | align="center" | '''2018''' || align="center" | 29 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0.12% |----- | align="center" | '''2022''' || align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 0% |}
==See also== * 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== *[http://www.blocpot.qc.ca/ Official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091217055751/http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/ National Assembly historical information] *[https://www.quebecpolitique.com/ La Politique québécoise sur le Web]
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Category:Cannabis political parties in Canada Category:Provincial political parties in Quebec Category:Political parties established in 1998 Category:Organizations based in Montreal Category:1998 establishments in Quebec Category:1998 in cannabis Category:Cannabis in Quebec
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