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{{Infobox political party |
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|country = United Kingdom |
|country = the United Kingdom |
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|name = Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol |
|name = Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol |
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|abbreviation = CISTA |
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|colorcode = {{Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol |
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|logo = File:CISTA logo.png |
|logo = File:CISTA logo.png |
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|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> |
|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> |
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|foundation = February 2015 |
|foundation = February 2015 |
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|dissolved = November 2016 |
|dissolved = November 2016 |
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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> |
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> |
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===[[London mayoral election |
===[[2016 London mayoral election|London mayoral election, 5 May 2016]]=== |
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[[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> |
[[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> |
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* [[Cannabis in the United Kingdom]] |
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* [[Cannabis Law Reform]] |
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* [[Cannabis political parties]] |
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* [[Drug policy reform]] |
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* [[List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use]] |
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* [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 18 June 2023
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Abbreviation | CISTA |
Chairperson | Paul Birch[1] |
Founded | February 2015 |
Dissolved | November 2016 |
Ideology | Cannabis legalisation |
Website | |
cista | |
Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance | |
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Chairperson | Barry Brown[2] |
Founded | 2017 |
Ideology | Cannabis legalisation |
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 | % |
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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 | % |
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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 | % |
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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 |
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West Tyrone | Barry Brown | 393 | 0.9 | 7[12] |
See also[edit]
- Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom
- Cannabis in the United Kingdom
- Cannabis Law Reform
- Cannabis political parties
- Drug policy reform
- List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use
- List of political parties in the United Kingdom
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