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Tomorrow we will see more sunshine and lower humidity. Through Sussex County along the delaware beaches, we have cloud cover around but nice dry conditions. No rain heading this way for tonight. We expect nice conditions through most of the weekend, too. Take a look at the temperatures along the shore. We have a pretty nice onshore wind flow. Its a little breezy in some cases so the moderate risk for rip currents will exist the rest of today and through the weekend. Temperatures closer to the shore about the upper 70s. Coming up, your extended shore forecast and the forecast if you are heading to made in america. Its becoming a Labor Day Weekend tradition in philadelphia. The made in america Music Festival will bring 140,000 people to the parkway. A live look at the stage where beyonce, jay cole, meek mill, the weeknd will perform. The city laid out its plans to keep the soldout festival safe. This is a chance for police to prepare for the arrival of the pope later this month. Nbc 10s
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Morning, folks. Welcome. Have a seat, please. We are here today to talk about how to not make a hash out of Marijuana Legalization. I promise you that is the last pun you will hear from me on this subject. It is very important subject. I am just going to say a few words to set this up. We probably have a great diversity of poins in this room about the future of marijuana in the state. It is no longer a question of whether marijuana is going to be legal in many parts of the United States it is a question of how it is going to be regulated, taxed, and controlled, if at all. So today we have a great panel of folks who have come from literally all pants of the co y continent on ways to go forward in regulating marijuana. And i think without further ado, i will introduce paul glastris, editor of Washington Monthly who will introduce the west of the panel. So thank you very much. Rest thank you joinning me. I am grateful to phillip longman. And i want to thank the new America Foundation for