Several polls have shown that a majority of Canadians want marijuana legalized. Every level of government in Canada has reacted to these polls with a violent crackdown. That is not the reaction of a government in a free and democratic society. Democracy means majority rules.
Is Canada a democracy?

The data:

Forum Research Inc. 2012
2011 Pew Research Center General Social Survey Majority of Canadians Would Legalize Marijuana, But Not Other Drugs Apr 15, 2010 - Angus Reid Strategies - Global Monitor.
Ekos Research Associates 2010
Angus Reid 2009
Angus Reid 2008 Canadian Majority Would Legalize Marijuana, May 13, 2008 - Angus Reid Strategies -Global Monitor.
Angus Reid 2007 Canadians Support Marijuana Legalization, June 28, 2007 - Angus Reid Global Monitor
Maclean's Magazine 2006
Angus Reid 2005
Nanosresearch/CTV 2004
SES Research 2004
Nanoresearch 2003
FINAL REPORT: CANNABIS: OUR POSITION FOR A CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICY, Canadian Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs, September 16, 2002
2001 COMPAS Inc., 65% of respondants say decriminalizing pot is an excellent, very good, or good idea.