HEMP MARDI GRAS R E P O R T FIESTA DEL LOCO WEED NIMBIN 1995 - HELP END MARIJUANA PROHIBITION -
WHEN INJUSTICE BECOMES LAW- RESISTANCE BECOMES DUTY Weekend Events......... Friday 28th April to May 1
Pot smokers converged this weekend on the small Northern New South Wales town of
Nimbin to celebrate the harvest of their favourite herb. Nimbin, site of the
Aquarian festival in 1973, has since been a mecca for alternative lifestylers.
A crowd estimated at around 5000 people filled the main street for the weekend.
Everywhere you looked there were improptu jams, market stalls, cafes spilling
onto already crowded streets, and the most incredable array of exotic folks.
Music, Marijuana and Magic were everywhere.
 This is looking north along Cullen St toward the park were the rally was held after the march. In the top left corner, you can see tha famous Rainbow Cafe, open again after a hiatus of over a year.
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The pictures seen here are video grabs from the parade on Sunday.
The police were wisely absent throughout most of the weekend. They showed up at
the end of the parade to clear the road for traffic. Otherwise they ignored the
numerous breaches of drug laws. Joints, pipes, bongs, hookers, cookies, etc were
everywhere. People were lighting up in the street.
Bob Hopkins, an independant candidate for Ritchmond, and long time
anti-prohibition activist, throws hundreds of joints into the crowd at the rally.
