MardiGrass
mardigrass cannabis law reform rally festival held annually town nimbin north east new south wale australia march decade raid arrest particularly intensive recent period random street search arrest rough treatment spontaneous demonstration erupted marched police station pelting egg toilet paper negative newspaper report followed nimbin hemp embassy formerly nimbin hemp member decided hold peaceful protest nonconfrontational atmosphere ordinary people could comfortably attend may first mardigrass spelling officially used mardigrass organising body mardigrass organising body mob formed manage event consists entirely volunteer intention hold mardigrass every year prohibition end march nimbin police station already laid siege undercover police officer discovered buying cannabis area enraged small portion townsfolk extent chased police officer back police station pelted egg concerned bad publicity townsfolk decided come peaceful form protest ordinary people could comfortably join bob hopkins aka plantem man came idea mardigrass may people gathered local creek rally also good time colourful bright clothing coloured dye food colouring bob dressed nun led people blowing tuba small group start along giant joint made large sheet assorted household good big joint acted giant magnet townsfolk time reached police station account thousand strong shortly backup arrived medium began broadcast image event country world cop found unenviable situation able act townsfolk unable use aggressive force camera watched protester marched forward evening historic event bob hopkins channelled spirit plantem first time friend adopting winston churchill v victory sign vowed hold mardigrass annually war cannabis protest rally parade held first weekend may core element mardigrass centre festival weekend containing event hemp olympix including joint rolling bong throw yell grower ironperson event also including nimbin cannabis cup harvest ball picker ball live music dance party protest rally parade held sunday gather opposite police station march away village peace park accompanied traditional big joint dancing ganja faery mardigrass participant global marijuana march doof list festival australia list cannabis competition cannabis australia legalise cannabis australia nimbin mardigrass ganja faery nimbin hemp embassy