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 (acting, 2017-2020) Daniel Blackburn (2020-2023) Benjamin Vachon (2023-2024) Steve Berthelot (2024-2025) Jean-Patrick Berthiaume (2025-)
Election results
General election # of candidates # of elected candidates % of popular vote 1998 24 0 0.24% 2003 56 0 0.60% 2007 9 0 0.04% 2008 The party did not participate in this election. 2012 2 0 0.01% 2014 14 0 0.06% 2018 29 0 0.12% 2022 The party did not participate in this election. 2026 5 0 0.01
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
References
External links Official website National Assembly historical information La Politique québécoise sur le Web