The British Columbia Marijuana Party (BCMP) is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis. // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Cannabis sativa Look up marijuana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The BCMP was formed following the 2000 federal election. Marc Emery, the founder and current president of the party, formed the party the day after the 2000 vote and the organization fielded candidates in all of the province's 79 ridings in the 2001 provincial election that came six months later. The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada. ... Marc Emery wearing his 420 jersey. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ...

To gain credibility, the Marijuana Party named Brian Taylor (British Columbia politician) as its leader. Taylor had been the mayor of Grand Forks. Despite being from a small town, having a leader with some political experience, they hoped, would dispel dismissal as a bunch of "pot heads". A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Grand Forks, population 4,054, is a town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Despite attempts to gain credibility, the Marijuana Party was excluded from the leaders' debate, while the Green Party and Unity Party were included. The Marijuana Party argued that this was unfair as they were running a full slate of candidates, a feat matched only by the leading Liberals and governing New Democrats, and were ahead of, or tied with, Unity in most polls. The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Unity Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

The party won 51,206 votes, 3.22% of the popular vote.

The party's current leader is Emery, who ran in the 2001 election, Emery remains as president and chief organizer despite having just been released from a federal prison for violation of marijuana laws.

In the 2005 election, the party fielded 43 candidates, who won a total of 10,750 votes, or 0.64% of the province-wide total. Popular vote map by riding. ...

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties
• Legal issues of cannabis
• Marijuana parties
• Marijuana Party of Canada Boys from the hood

This article lists political parties in Canada. ... World laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... Marijuana parties are formal political parties set up specifically to legalise cannabis. ... The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party that aims to end prohibition of cannabis. ...

External links

• BC Marijuana Party
• POT-TV - A website run mainly by Marc Emery as a soapbox for marijuana related issues