Saint Lucia: After a National Election Favorable to Cannabis Reform, Activists Start the Countdown Voters may have warmed to the economic case for a new legal industry. Published on Jul 28, 2021 11:38AM EDTCaribbean Share this: Monday’s General Elections in Saint Lucia could have major implications for cannabis in the Caribbean after the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which campaigned on passing the region’s most progressive cannabis reform proposal, claimed victory. The party, led by Philip Joseph Pierre, won thirteen of the seventeen Parliamentary constituencies contested in the election, defeating the United Workers Party led by outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet.