'They'll listen to doctors more than hippies': Parade highlights MardiGrass

An army of Gunja Faeries lined the street with the three-day event having now run for 32 years.

There was plenty of people visiting from across the region and interstate to have a look or make a weekend of it.

Others were fully dedicated to the cause with cheers and 'free the weed' chants during the march.

The main message of the group running the event is to support the decriminalisation of cannabis.

The president of the Legalise Cannabis Party, Michael Balderstone, was thrilled with how the weekend turned out.

"We had 50 of our best hippies meditating to try and get a bit of blue sky," Mr Baldstone said.

"The police are here, but they're giving us plenty of space.

"We're not the problem and they know that."

State MPs, from one of Australia's fastest growing political parties Legalise Cannabis have supported the event.

Victorian crossbenchers Rachel Payne and David Ettershank, Jeremy Buckingham (NSW), and Western Australian MPs Brian Walker and Sophia Moermond are all on side.

"So many people have weed for medical reasons prescribed now and that's changed the ball game," Mr Balderstone said.

"They'll listen to doctors more than hippies.

"We still need to look at what happens with driving (drug detection laws) and being able to grow our own."

There was also plenty of fun and games with the annual bong throwing and Hemp Olympix.

Part of that was the joint rolling and growers Ironperson, which involves navigating a leach-infested lantana tunnel with a bag of fertiliser and bucket of water.

A focus on education was led by experienced medical cannabis physician Dr Jeffrey Hergenrather.

He is a general practitioner specialising in Cannabis/medicine since 1999 and still operates in the United States.

"Dr Jeffrey Hergenrather is a beauty and the politicians were great," Mr Balderstone said.

"We've never had so many of them here."

The annual festival was first held in 1993 after multiple people were arrested and charged with possession and dealing marijuana.

There were raids and helicopters hanging over houses.

The Nimbin Hemp Embassy organised a protest march a couple of months later which has grown into an annual event.

"What started as a protest has really become a gathering now," Mr Balderstone said.

"We've still got 100 years of lies and stigma to change, it's not easy but Nimbin is really persevering."