Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol: Difference between revisions

Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance
Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance
Chairperson	Barry Brown
Founded	2017
Ideology	Cannabis legalisation
	Politics of Northern Ireland; Political parties; Elections;

Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
Abbreviation	CISTA
Chairperson	Paul Birch
Founded	February 2015
Dissolved	November 2016
Ideology	Cannabis legalisation
Website
	cista.org
	Politics of the United Kingdom; Political parties; Elections;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 22:37, 18 June 2023

Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol (CISTA) was a political party in the United Kingdom, which advocated the legalisation of cannabis.

The party was launched in February 2015.^[3] The party fielded candidates in the 2015 general election, campaigning for a Royal Commission to review the UK's drug laws relating to cannabis and to push the economic argument for legalisation, which it argued could generate £900 million in taxation.^[4] None of the candidates won a seat.

The party was deregistered by the Electoral Commission on 3 November 2016.^[5] Former members of the party from Northern Ireland registered a new party with the same initials, Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance, in February 2017 to contest the 2017 Assembly election.^[2]

Electoral performance[edit]

General election, 7 May 2015[edit]

The party contested 32 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote coming in East Londonderry with 527 (1.5%).

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%
Bethnal Green & Bow	Jonathan Dewey	303	0.5
Camberwell & Peckham	Alexander Robertson	197	0.4
Cities of London & Westminster	Edouard-Henri Desforges	160	0.4
Dundee, E	Lesley Parker-Hamilton	225	0.5
East Londonderry	Neil Paine	527	1.5
Eddisbury	George Antar	301	0.6
Esher & Walton	Matt Heenan	396	0.7
Glasgow, Central	James Marris	171	0.4
Glasgow, N	Russell Benson	154	0.4
Glasgow, NE	Geoff Johnson	225	0.6
Glasgow, NW	Chris MacKenzie	213	0.5
Great Yarmouth	Sam Townley	167	0.4
Guildford	Gerri Smyth	196	0.4
Hackney, S & Shoreditch	Paul Birch	297	0.6
Holborn & St Pancras	Shane O'Donnell	252	0.5
Inverclyde	Craig Hamilton	233	0.5
Islington, S & Finsbury	Jay Kirton	309	0.7
Kensington	Tony Auguste	211	0.6
Leeds, W	Matthew West	217	0.6
North Down	Glenn Donnelly	338	0.9
Paisley & Renfrewshire, N	Andy Doyle	202	0.4
Rutherglen & Hamilton, W	Yvonne Maclean	336	0.6
Sheffield, SE	Jen Battersby	207	0.5
Stoke-on-Trent, Central	Ali Majid	244	0.8
Streatham	Artificial Beast	192	0.4
Thurrock	Jamie Barnes	244	0.5
Upper Bann	Martin Kelly	460	1.0
Vale of Glamorgan	Steve Reed	238	0.5
Vauxhall	Louis Jensen	164	0.3
Wakefield	Elliot Barr	283	0.7
West Tyrone	Barry Brown	528	1.4
Woking	Declan Wade	229	0.4

Source: BBC News Election 2015^[6]

London mayoral election, 5 May 2016[edit]

Lee Harris stood for CISTA in the 2016 London Mayoral election. He finished ninth out of twelve candidates, obtaining 20,537 first-round votes (0.8%).^[7]

Northern Ireland Assembly election, 5 May 2016[edit]

The party contested four of the 18 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote in any election that the party had contested coming in Newry and Armagh with 2.2% (1,032 first-preference votes).^[8]

Constituency	Candidate	First-preference votes	%
Foyle	John Lindsay	259	0.7
Newry and Armagh	Emmet Crossan	1,032	2.2
Upper Bann	Martin Kelly	672	1.5
West Tyrone	Barry Brown	547	1.4

Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance[edit]

Following the de-registering of Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol in November 2016,^[5] a new party bearing the same initials, Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance, was registered with the Electoral Commission in February 2017,^[2] one week before the close of nominations for the snap elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The leader of this new party is Barry Brown, who was a CISTA candidate in 2016 and 2017.

Electoral performance[edit]

Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2 March 2017[edit]

The party contested three of the 18 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote coming in Newry and Armagh with 704 first-preference votes (1.3%).

Constituency	Candidate	First-preference votes	%
Foyle	John Lindsay^[9]	196	0.4
Newry and Armagh	Emmet Crossan^[10]	704	1.3
West Tyrone	Barry Brown^[11]	373	0.8

2017 United Kingdom general election[edit]

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
West Tyrone	Barry Brown	393	0.9	7^[12]

References[edit]

^ "Interview: Paul Birch, founder of UK party for a review into cannabis law". The Mancunian. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Registration - Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^ Lamiat Sabin, "Cannabis party called Cista launched in UK to campaign for drug law reform ahead of elections", The Independent, 14 February 2015
^ "New UK political party wants to make cannabis an election issue". The Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16]. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ BBC News Election 2015. Results for Bethnal Green & Bow, Camberwell & Peckham, Cities of London & Westminster, Dundee East, East Londonderry, Eddisbury, Esher & Walton, Glasgow Central, Glasgow North, Glasgow North East, Glasgow North West, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Hackney South & Shoreditch, Holborn & St Pancras, Inverclyde, Islington South & Finsbury, Kensington, Leeds West, North Down, Paisley & Renfrewshire, N, Rutherglen & Hamilton West, Sheffield South East, Stoke-on-Trent Central, Streatham, Thurrock, Upper Bann, Vale of Glamorgan , Vauxhall, Wakefield, West Tyrone, Woking
^ "Politics Live: Election results coverage". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^ "NI Election 2016: Results". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED Foyle
^ Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED Newry and Armagh
^ Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED West Tyrone
^ "Election 2017: West Tyrone", BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2017

External links[edit]

Official website
Paul Birch, "The economic case for legalising cannabis", The Telegraph, 4 March 2015
Election 2015: Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Party, BBC News, 31 March 2015
Lee Harris, the moral crusader turned cannabis activist vying to be London mayor, The Guardian, 12 March 2016

[1] "Interview: Paul Birch, founder of UK party for a review into cannabis law". The Mancunian. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[EC2-2] "Registration - Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[3] Lamiat Sabin, "Cannabis party called Cista launched in UK to campaign for drug law reform ahead of elections", The Independent, 14 February 2015

[4] "New UK political party wants to make cannabis an election issue". The Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[EC1-5] Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16]. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[6] BBC News Election 2015. Results for Bethnal Green & Bow, Camberwell & Peckham, Cities of London & Westminster, Dundee East, East Londonderry, Eddisbury, Esher & Walton, Glasgow Central, Glasgow North, Glasgow North East, Glasgow North West, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Hackney South & Shoreditch, Holborn & St Pancras, Inverclyde, Islington South & Finsbury, Kensington, Leeds West, North Down, Paisley & Renfrewshire, N, Rutherglen & Hamilton West, Sheffield South East, Stoke-on-Trent Central, Streatham, Thurrock, Upper Bann, Vale of Glamorgan , Vauxhall, Wakefield, West Tyrone, Woking

[7] "Politics Live: Election results coverage". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[8] "NI Election 2016: Results". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[9] Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED Foyle

[10] Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED Newry and Armagh

[11] Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED West Tyrone

[12] "Election 2017: West Tyrone", BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2017

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
 {{Infobox political party
-|country = United Kingdom
+|country = the United Kingdom
 |name = Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
+|abbreviation = CISTA
-|colorcode = {{Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol/meta/color}}
+|colorcode = {{party color|Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol}}
-|chairperson = Paul Birch<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mancunion.com/2015/03/14/interview-paul-birch-founder-of-the-uks-first-cannabis-legalisation-party/|title=Interview: Paul Birch, founder of UK party for a review into cannabis law|date=14 March 2015|accessdate=20 March 2015|work=The Mancunian}}</ref>
+|logo = File:CISTA logo.png
-|foundation = 2015
+|chairperson = Paul Birch<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mancunion.com/2015/03/14/interview-paul-birch-founder-of-the-uks-first-cannabis-legalisation-party/|title=Interview: Paul Birch, founder of UK party for a review into cannabis law|date=14 March 2015|accessdate=20 March 2015|work=The Mancunian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316195040/http://mancunion.com/2015/03/14/interview-paul-birch-founder-of-the-uks-first-cannabis-legalisation-party/|archive-date=16 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+|foundation = February 2015
+|dissolved = November 2016
 |ideology = [[Legality of cannabis|Cannabis legalisation]]
 |website = {{URL|cista.org}}
@@ Line 18: / Line 21: @@
 |website =
 }}
-'''Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol''' ('''CISTA''') was a [[political parties in the United Kingdom|political party]] in the [[United Kingdom]], which advocated the [[drug prohibition|legalisation]] of [[cannabis]].
+'''Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol''' ('''CISTA''') was a [[political parties in the United Kingdom|political party]] in the [[United Kingdom]], which advocated the [[drug prohibition|legalisation]] of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].
-The party was launched in February 2015.<ref>Lamiat Sabin, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/cannabis-party-called-cista-launched-in-uk-to-campaign-for-drug-law-reform-ahead-of-elections-10046502.html "Cannabis party called Cista launched in UK to campaign for drug law reform ahead of elections"], ''The Independent'', 14 February 2015</ref> The party fielded candidates in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 general election]], campaigning for a [[Royal Commission]] to review the UK's drug laws relating to cannabis and to push the economic argument for legalisation, which it argued could generate £900 million in taxation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/25/new-party-cannabis-election-issue-cista-candidates|title=New UK political party wants to make cannabis an election issue|date=25 February 2015|accessdate=20 March 2015|work=The Guardian}}</ref> None of the candidates won a seat.
+The party was launched in February 2015.<ref>Lamiat Sabin, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/cannabis-party-called-cista-launched-in-uk-to-campaign-for-drug-law-reform-ahead-of-elections-10046502.html "Cannabis party called Cista launched in UK to campaign for drug law reform ahead of elections"], ''The Independent'', 14 February 2015</ref> The party fielded candidates in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], campaigning for a [[Royal Commission]] to review the UK's drug laws relating to cannabis and to push the economic argument for legalisation, which it argued could generate £900 million in taxation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/25/new-party-cannabis-election-issue-cista-candidates|title=New UK political party wants to make cannabis an election issue|date=25 February 2015|accessdate=20 March 2015|work=The Guardian}}</ref> None of the candidates won a seat.
-The party was deregistered by the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] on 3 November 2016.<ref name=EC1>[http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP2552 Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.</ref> Former members of the party from Northern Ireland registered a new party with the same initials, '''Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance''', in February 2017 to contest the [[Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017|2017 Assembly election]].<ref name=EC2>{{cite web|title=Registration - Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP6335|website=Electoral Commission|accessdate=8 February 2017}}</ref>
+The party was deregistered by the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] on 3 November 2016.<ref name=EC1>[http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP2552 Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.</ref> Former members of the party from Northern Ireland registered a new party with the same initials, '''Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance''', in February 2017 to contest the [[2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2017 Assembly election]].<ref name=EC2>{{cite web|title=Registration - Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP6335|website=Electoral Commission|accessdate=8 February 2017}}</ref>
 ==Electoral performance==
-===[[United Kingdom general election, 2015|General election, 7 May 2015]]===
+===[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election, 7 May 2015]]===
 The party contested 32 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote coming in [[East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|East Londonderry]] with 527 (1.5%).
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
@@ Line 84: / Line 87: @@
 | [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]] || Martin Kelly || 460 || 1.0
 |-
-| [[Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan ]] || Steve Reed || 238 || 0.5
+| [[Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]] || Steve Reed || 238 || 0.5
 |-
 | [[Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall]] || Louis Jensen || 164 || 0.3
@@ Line 94: / Line 97: @@
 | [[Woking (UK Parliament constituency)|Woking]] || Declan Wade || 229 || 0.4
 |}
-Source: ''BBC News Election 2015''<ref>''BBC News Election 2015''. Results for [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000555 Bethnal Green & Bow], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000615 Camberwell & Peckham], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000639 Cities of London & Westminster], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000015 Dundee East], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000006 East Londonderry], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000686 Eddisbury], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000697 Esher & Walton], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000029 Glasgow Central], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000031 Glasgow North], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000032 Glasgow North East], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000033 Glasgow North West], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000717 Great Yarmouth], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000719 Guildford], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000721 Hackney South & Shoreditch], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000750 Holborn & St Pancras], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000038 Inverclyde], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000764 Islington South & Finsbury], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000768 Kensington], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000781 Leeds West], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000013 North Down], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000052 Paisley & Renfrewshire, N], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000056 Rutherglen & Hamilton West], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000920 Sheffield South East], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000972 Stoke-on-Trent Central], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000978 Streatham], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000995 Thurrock], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000017 Upper Bann], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000078 Vale of Glamorgan ], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001008 Vauxhall], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001009 Wakefield], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000018 West Tyrone], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001047 Woking]</ref>
+Source: ''BBC News Election 2015''<ref>''BBC News Election 2015''. Results for [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000555 Bethnal Green & Bow], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000615 Camberwell & Peckham], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000639 Cities of London & Westminster], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000015 Dundee East], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000006 East Londonderry], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000686 Eddisbury], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000697 Esher & Walton], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000029 Glasgow Central], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000031 Glasgow North], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000032 Glasgow North East], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000033 Glasgow North West], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000717 Great Yarmouth], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000719 Guildford], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000721 Hackney South & Shoreditch], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000750 Holborn & St Pancras], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000038 Inverclyde], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000764 Islington South & Finsbury], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000768 Kensington], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000781 Leeds West], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000013 North Down], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000052 Paisley & Renfrewshire, N], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000056 Rutherglen & Hamilton West], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000920 Sheffield South East], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000972 Stoke-on-Trent Central], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000978 Streatham], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000995 Thurrock], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000017 Upper Bann], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000078 Vale of Glamorgan ], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001008 Vauxhall], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001009 Wakefield], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/N06000018 West Tyrone], [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001047 Woking]</ref>
-===[[London mayoral election, 2016|London mayoral election, 5 May 2016]]===
+===[[2016 London mayoral election|London mayoral election, 5 May 2016]]===
-[[Lee Harris (South African artist)|Lee Harris]] stood for CISTA in the 2016 London Mayoral election. He finished ninth out of twelve candidates, obtaining 20,537 first-round votes (0.8%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-36050790|title=Politics Live: Election results coverage|website=BBC News|accessdate=6 May 2016|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
+[[Lee Harris (South African artist)|Lee Harris]] stood for CISTA in the 2016 London Mayoral election. He finished ninth out of twelve candidates, obtaining 20,537 first-round votes (0.8%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-36050790|title=Politics Live: Election results coverage|website=BBC News|accessdate=6 May 2016|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
-===[[Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016|Northern Ireland Assembly election, 5 May 2016]]===
+===[[2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Ireland Assembly election, 5 May 2016]]===
-The party contested four of the 18 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote in any election that the party had contested coming in [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] with 2.2% (1,032 first-preference votes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/northern_ireland/results|title=NI Election 2016: Results|website=BBC News|accessdate=7 May 2016|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
+The party contested four of the 18 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote in any election that the party had contested coming in [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] with 2.2% (1,032 first-preference votes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/northern_ireland/results|title=NI Election 2016: Results|website=BBC News|accessdate=7 May 2016|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 ! Constituency !! Candidate !! First-preference votes !! %
@@ Line 114: / Line 117: @@
 ==Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance==
-Following the de-registering of Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol in November 2016,<ref name=EC1/> a new party bearing the same initials, Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance, was registered with the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] in February 2017,<ref name=EC2/> one week before the close of nominations for the [[Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017|snap elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly]]. The leader of this new party is Barry Brown, who was a CISTA candidate in 2016 and 2017.
+Following the de-registering of Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol in November 2016,<ref name=EC1/> a new party bearing the same initials, Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance, was registered with the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] in February 2017,<ref name=EC2/> one week before the close of nominations for the [[2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election|snap elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly]]. The leader of this new party is Barry Brown, who was a CISTA candidate in 2016 and 2017.
 ===Electoral performance===
-====[[Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017|Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2 March 2017]]====
+====[[2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2 March 2017]]====
-The party is contesting three of the 18 constituencies.
+The party contested three of the 18 constituencies, with its largest share of the vote coming in [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] with 704 first-preference votes (1.3%).
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 ! Constituency !! Candidate !! First-preference votes !! %
 |-
-| [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]] || John Lindsay<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/84b61a32-0f1b-44e3-8b88-1ebb9b926f9c/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-FY_1 Foyle]</ref> ||  ||
+| [[Foyle (Assembly constituency)|Foyle]] || John Lindsay<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/84b61a32-0f1b-44e3-8b88-1ebb9b926f9c/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-FY_1 Foyle]</ref> || 196 || 0.4
 |-
-| [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] || Emmet Crossan<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/fb299cb1-0449-429f-aa4f-9911844e07dc/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-NYA_1 Newry and Armagh]</ref> ||  ||
+| [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] || Emmet Crossan<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/fb299cb1-0449-429f-aa4f-9911844e07dc/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-NYA_1 Newry and Armagh]</ref> || 704 || 1.3
 |-
-| [[West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|West Tyrone]] || Barry Brown<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c9b59799-1333-4648-a0fb-9263cd2573fa/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-WT West Tyrone]</ref> ||  ||
+| [[West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|West Tyrone]] || Barry Brown<ref>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED [http://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c9b59799-1333-4648-a0fb-9263cd2573fa/NI-Assembly-Election-2017-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-WT West Tyrone]</ref> || 373 || 0.8
+|}
+====[[2017 United Kingdom general election]]====
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position
+|-
+| [[West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|West Tyrone]] || Barry Brown || 393 || 0.9 || 7<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/N06000018 "Election 2017: West Tyrone"], ''BBC News''. Retrieved 12 June 2017</ref>
 |}
@@ Line 135: / Line 145: @@
 * [[Cannabis political parties]]
 * [[Drug policy reform]]
+* [[List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use]]
 * [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom]]
@@ Line 142: / Line 153: @@
 ==External links==
 * [http://cista.org/# Official website]
+* Paul Birch, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11446882/The-economic-case-for-legalising-cannabis.html "The economic case for legalising cannabis"], ''The Telegraph'', 4 March 2015
-* [https://twitter.com/cista2015 Twitter]
-* Paul Birch, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11446882/The-economic-case-for-legalising-cannabis.html "The economic case for legalising cannabis"], ''The Telegraph'', 4 March 2015
+* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32132684 Election 2015: Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Party], ''BBC News'', 31 March 2015
-* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32132684 Election 2015: Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Party], ''BBC News'', 31 March 2015
 * [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/12/lee-harris-the-moral-crusader-turned-cannabis-activist-vying-to-be-london-mayor Lee Harris, the moral crusader turned cannabis activist vying to be London mayor], ''The Guardian'', 12 March 2016
 {{British political parties}}
 {{Political parties in Northern Ireland}}
+{{Cannabis in the United Kingdom}}
 [[Category:2015 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Political parties established in 2015]]
-[[Category:Political parties in the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Cannabis political parties of the United Kingdom]]
-[[category:2015 in cannabis]]
+[[Category:2015 in cannabis]]
+[[Category:Single-issue political parties in United Kingdom]]

v t e Political parties in the United Kingdom
Legislatures of the United Kingdom
House of Commons (650)	Conservative (344) Labour (205, including 24 Labour Co-op*) SNP (43) Liberal Democrats (15) DUP (7) Sinn Féin^† (7) Plaid Cymru (3) SDLP (2) Alba (2) Alliance (1) Green (E&W) (1) Workers (1) Reform UK (1) Independents (17) Speaker (1)
House of Lords (783)	Conservative (275) Crossbenchers (179) Labour (172) Liberal Democrats (79) Democratic Unionist (6) Ulster Unionist (2) Green (E&W) (2) Plaid Cymru (2) Lord Speaker (1) Non-affiliated (38) Independents (2) Lords Spiritual (25)
Scottish Parliament (129)	Scottish National Party (63) Scottish Conservatives (31) Scottish Labour (22) Scottish Greens (7) Scottish Liberal Democrats (4) Alba (1) Presiding Officer (1)
Senedd (60)	Welsh Labour (30) Welsh Conservatives (16) Plaid Cymru (12) Welsh Liberal Democrats (1) Independent (1)
Northern Ireland Assembly (90)	Sinn Féin (27) DUP (24) Alliance (17) Ulster Unionist (9) SDLP (7) Independent Unionists (2) Traditional Unionist Voice (1) People Before Profit (1) Independent Nationalist (1)
London Assembly (25)	London Labour (11) London Conservatives (8) London Greens (3) London Liberal Democrats (2) Reform UK (1)
Other parties	Abolish the Welsh Assembly Animal Welfare Ashfield Independents Aspire Britain First Christian Peoples Alliance English Democrats Green (NI) Heritage Party Justice & Anti-Corruption Liberal Lincolnshire Independents Propel Reclaim Rejoin EU Social Democratic UKIP Women's Equality Yorkshire
*Co-operative Party candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party. ^†Sinn Féin have elected members and offices at Westminster, but as abstentionists do not take their seats.
Portal:Politics List of political parties by representation Politics of the United Kingdom

v t e Cannabis in the United Kingdom
By location	Bermuda Cayman Islands Gibraltar Montserrat
Legislation	Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Sweet v Parsley Operation Keymer Runciman Report Wootton Report
Organisations	Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol Cannabis Law Reform NORML UK GW Pharmaceuticals
People	Stephen Abrams Black the Ripper Walter Douglas Clare Hodges Howard Marks Don Barry Mason List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use
Works	Ali G Indahouse (film) The Beach (film) Drugs Live Grass Roots (film) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Mr. Nice (book) Pass the Dutchie Saving Grace (2000 film) The War We Never Fought

Latest revision as of 22:37, 18 June 2023

Electoral performance[edit]

General election, 7 May 2015[edit]

London mayoral election, 5 May 2016[edit]

Northern Ireland Assembly election, 5 May 2016[edit]

Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance[edit]

Electoral performance[edit]

Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2 March 2017[edit]

2017 United Kingdom general election[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]