Australia: Nimbin's Mardi Grass revellers warned that cannabis still illegal as festival gets underway
Thousands of visitors have begun to descend on Nimbin for the town's first Mardi Grass since the Federal Government announced plans to legalise medicinal cannabis.
The event started 24 years ago as a cannabis law reform rally in the main street of the northern New South Wales town.
The rally is now held as part of the three-day festival, which organiser Michael Balderstone said was still relevant, despite the government's plans.
"One of the most important things this weekend is going to be telling people that it's all still illegal," he said.
"Because when you read the news or you hear how politicians open a paddock with no cannabis in it, it looks like it's legal.
"It's a long way away and change is a fair way off."
'Potheads aren't crazy' says organiser
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