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Spirits were high as thousands of revellers flocked to Australia's 'marijuana capital' for the Nimbin MardiGrass Festival and cannabis law reform rally.
The town, about an hour's drive from Byron Bay in northern NSW, has a population of just 1,800 people and has held the popular festival annually since 1993.
The three-day festival, which ran from Friday to Sunday drew in large crowds who enjoyed a jam-packed line-up of activities.
Attendees showed off their eccentric outfits and body paint as they marched and danced though Nimbin's main street in the famous parade on the third and final day.
Many dressed in outlandish and colourful costumes, including the 'ganja fairy' dancers with their marijuana leaf fans.
Other revellers who helped carry 'the big joint' through the streets.
One woman skipped the green to dress as a giant joint, one also featured in the original parade back in the 90s, hastily put together from bedsheets and other household items
Attendees have been calling for cannabis to be decriminalised in Australia since 1993
A range of market stalls were also set up selling drug paraphernalia, while speakers at the forefront of the fight to legalise weed gave talks
One festival-goer in high spirits and wearing a green costume over the weekend
One enthusiastic reveller turned up dressed as a giant cookie complete with a teapot hat
Event organisers use the annual parade as a political protest rally to make their message loud and clear.
'We vowed to rally every year on the first Sunday in May until we are no longer criminals for using this herb,' the event's website states.
'Prohibition is an incitement, not a control!
'MardiGrass will become a Festival when we can celebrate the herb without fear of prosecution and persecution.
'When the police have a float in the street parade behind the Ganja Faeries and Big Joint, then we really will have a proper festival and celebration.'
Other activities throughout the weekend included the Cannabliss Garden Party, Hash Suppositorium, Hemp Fashion Parade, Moonshadow Memorial Marijuana Music Awards and MardiGrass Comedy Show.
This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the famous cannabis festival.
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