Cannabis Stocks Soar & Trump Challenges State AI Regulation Laws

Thy ticket, Lady Jennifer of Coolidge. Well, many thanks, good sir. Heareth my Discover card. They accept Discover at Renaissance Fairs? Yeah. They do here. Discover is accepted at the places I love to shop. Get it with the times. With the times? You're playing the lute. Yeah. And it sounds pretty good. Right? Discover is accepted at 99% of places that take credit cards nationwide based on the February 2025 Nielsen report. Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, the obscure game console that's outselling the Xbox. Then a storm's a brewing over how to regulate AI. It's Monday, December 15. Let's ride. This weekend delivered a wave of horrible news after horrible news, which we want to update you on before we dive into the business world. First, on Sunday, at least fifteen people were killed in Australia when gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Officials described it as a targeted anti Semitic attack against the Jewish community who would gather to celebrate the start of the holiday. The massacre could have been worse if not for the initiative of one bystander, a fruit shop owner who was being called a hero after video footage showed him disarming one of the gunmen in a remarkable act of bravery. Then a shooting on the campus of my alma mater, Brown University, killed two students and injured nine others on Saturday. As of recording this, classes and exams have been canceled, and the search for the gunman remains ongoing after a person of interest was detained then released because officials could not find enough evidence connecting him to the shooting. Law enforcement have not named any other suspects due to lack of video footage in the area. There just weren't a lot of cameras in that brown building, the state's attorney general said. Finally, last night, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home in what the LAPD is investigating as a homicide. Reiner was an actor in All in the Family before directing some of the most beloved movies ever made, including The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, and Stand by Me. Responding to his death, the Screen Actors Guild called Reiner one of the most significant figures in the history of film and television. We're thinking of everyone involved in these tragedies and hope this week brings quiet and peace. Let's move on to the rest of the show starting with a quick word from our new sponsor, Public. Toby, I don't know about you, but it is getting harder and harder to wake up every day with how cold and dark it is. Mornings just are not as easy. I am with you, Neil, but one redeeming part of my morning routine is checking my portfolio on public. Seriously, on public, you can build a multi asset portfolio of stocks, …