Bloc pot
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| Bloc Pot | |
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| Active Provincial Party | |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Leader | Hugô St-Onge |
| President | {{{president}}} |
| Headquarters | 5801 rue De Saint-Vallier Bureau 100 Montreal QC H2S 2P4 Canada |
| Political ideology | Legalization of marijuana, Proportional representation, Alter-globalization, Environmentalism, Quebec federalism |
| International alignment | {{{int_alignment}}} |
| Colours | Green |
| Website | www.blocpot.qc.ca |
The Bloc Pot is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that is dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. It has contested three provincial elections but it has failed to win any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. The party has also launched court cases challenging the restrictions on Medicinal use of the drug. Its federal offspring is the Marijuana Party of Canada.
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[edit] Leaders of the Bloc Pot
- Hugô St-Onge (2002-)
- Alexandre Néron (acting, 2001-2002)
- Pierre Audette (2000-2001)
- Marc-Boris St-Maurice (1998-2000)
[edit] Election results
| 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% |
[edit] See also
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- Legal issues of cannabis
- Marijuana parties
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Political parties in Quebec
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
