The Caribbean Development Research Service has been commissioned to conduct several surveys to explore local attitudes in select Caribbean islands. St. Lucia was among those islands selected for this research and the St. Lucia survey was conducted between the 8th and 11th of September, with approximately 1,000 persons being interviewed across the country. Respondents were asked their views on the decriminalisation of Marijuana in St. Lucia. Public opinion is generally moving in the direction of greater support for decriminalisation. Some 38% opted for the maintenance of the status quo of Marijuana being illegal, while 51% of respondents supported either the full legalisation or partial decriminalisation. The attitude of St. Lucians on this issue is similar to that of all other Caribbean countries surveyed. Barbados, Dominica and St Vincent also showed similar results.
