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:
Ekos Research Associates 2010
Angus Reid 2009
Angus Reid 2008
Angus Reid 2007
Maclean's Magazine 2006
Angus Reid 2005
Nanosresearch/CTV 2004
SES Research 2004
Nanoresearch 2003