Rachel O'Bryan

Sharing personal experiences/insight from Colorado's marijuana legalization process, helping other states. REALLY ME, JUST REALLY CHEAP!

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Just arrived @Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s 2024 Champions for Youth Summit. Looking forward to Monday’s session on Dangerous New Drugs: An Expert Discussion. #PublicHealth #Conference #CFY24!

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Out of the mouth of babes.

[One Chance to Grow Up @1Chance2GrowUp]

Denver -- One Chance invites you to see this powerful art exhibit created by youth of the effects of high-concentration cannabis through their creative perspectives. Running though July 7th on weekends
https://t.co/IGxBVIGDOh

[One Chance to Grow Up @1Chance2GrowUp]

Denver -- One Chance invites you to see this powerful art exhibit created by youth of the effects of high-concentration cannabis through their creative perspectives. Running though July 7th on weekends
https://t.co/IGxBVIGDOh

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Marijuana dabbing & vaping are 2 sides of the same coin, a way to consume concentrated THC. Dabbing went down among CO teens, vaping went up in 2023. MJ vapes come in sweet & fruity flavors like biscotti or strawberry lemonade. Sound appealing? Kids agree. https://t.co/3FtFlAqc4T

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

All the marketing, the Super Bowl ad, the Taco Bell desserts, seem rather predatory when you consider that Baja Blast alcohol is also sold. Raising brand awareness among the next gen of drinkers. Did @WashingtonPost @emilyaheil consider that angle? https://t.co/6xS5XZxLXd

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Addiction is a childhood onset disease. Why do you think the alcohol industry puts ethanol in soda or juice boxes and the marijuana industry puts THC in candy? Not because their adult customers are demanding that! ⁦@BostonChildrens⁩ #addiction https://t.co/w3zAcBbWoY

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

I am excited to be speaking today at the Annual Conference | Youth Healthcare Alliance. Joining me will be Kristie Ladegard, MD and Allison Hoff, MD as we present “Today’s Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain” to this gathering of school-based providers. https://t.co/QEWAmFkDzB

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

My colleague Julie and I are excited to present at the Stanford Teaching Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Conference in just a few minutes. Start time 9:20 PDT!

[One Chance to Grow Up @1Chance2GrowUp]

Our topic A Ten Year Cautionary Tale: Cataloging Harms and Transforming Data into Actionable Narratives for Policy Changes.

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

This article cites a study from 2021 to support the claim that youth marijuana use in Colorado has dropped. I was on the call when the CDPHE released that data. They specifically denied that conclusion because of the pandemic’s impact on kids/home life. https://t.co/JvpYvTKpGI

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Oh and also missing regulators!

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

SunnyD is sold in the juice box aisle of my store, near Hi-C, CapriSun, KoolAid & cartoon character bottles. A great follow-up @AndyMarkMiller @FoxBusiness to your article on SunnyD-branded alcohol would be ethical practices for brand extension & customer acquisition.

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Let’s look at where SunnyD is located in my local store: next to Hi-C juice boxes and above the cartoon character juice bottles. This is a brand that ends up in lunch boxes. Yay! Now the school lunchroom is a free advertisement for alcohol.

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

What next? Capri Sun, Hi-C, or KoolAid? What are the limits, ethical or otherwise, of brand extension? @US_FDA @USTreasury @USAlcoholPolicy #marketing #parenting SunnyD enters hard seltzer market with vodka seltzer: https://t.co/ndFNw0GirT #FoxBusiness

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

When I started the convo, I fondly recalled getting Baja Blast at Taco Bell after Rocky wins, remember those days? So, I was disgusted this past Dec to see Boston Beer & Pepsi added Baja Blast to their lineup of soda-branded alcohol. It’s a flavor my son associates w/fun times!

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

NYT finally raises the alarm on soda branded alcohol. I called foul on this move by Big Alcohol back in 2021. Maybe now’s the time to move this petition to the top. Kirk Tanner: Stop the Sale of Alcoholic Mountain Dew - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/LIXJZRbXe9 via @Change

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

The #Colorado stakeholder process for intoxicating hemp regulation shows the inherent conflict of interest that comes from industry having seats on the committee. MIG says it won’t offer suggestions on enforcement. This is a bare admission of the problem. Appreciate their candor!

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Do these THC vape pens
imitate children’s products? Check
help conceal the nature of the products? Check
could be openly carried without revealing to parents & teachers that the products are marijuana products? Check, check check @US_FDA @SenateBanking @BankingGOP

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Loved the @FDACommissioner warning letter to Ruthless Vapor Corporation - 646279 for making ENDS that look like a banana toy. Please consider action against #Colorado THC vaporizers that look like crayons. More examples are at https://t.co/iJWKBBYt8B

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Loved the @FDACommissioner warning letter to Ruthless Vapor Corporation - 646279 for making ENDS that look like a banana toy. Please consider action against #Colorado THC vaporizers that look like crayons. More examples are at https://t.co/iJWKBBYt8B

[Rachel O'Bryan @CORachelOBryan]

Dear @AppleNews why are you helping the #alcohol industry target people who do not want to see alcohol stories. These don’t belong in the “Recipes” feed. They belong in an “Alcohol” feed where people can unfollow them. I LOVE a good food recipe! But not this.