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Lex Pelger and his books
@lexpelger.bsky.social
cannabis, books, science & spirituality

My canna-graphic novel series ‘Anandamide; or, the Cannabinoid’:
https://bit.ly/3xIM7zY

My comprehensive canna-science newsletter 'Cannabinoids & the People':
https://bit.ly/3uUqBTK

Book vids @lexpelgerandhisbooks
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Good morning Bluesky!
I'm Lex Pelger & I'm into...
#cannabis
#books
#science
#mysticism

I make videos @lexpelgerandhisbooks on YT, IG & TT.
I run a comprehensive canna-science newsletter 'Cannabinoids & the People' on Substack.
And make canna-science videos at @CVSciencesInc on YT & @pluscbd on TT
In this week’s newsletter
-Nabiximols for the sleep of MS
-Cannabis for the sleep of autistic children
-(2x) pregnancy & cannabinoids
-For CHS, public health data on prevalence & 3 case reports
-Preclinical: CBD for methamphetamine use disorder & sepsis + CBG for seizures
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C&P#175: sleep in MS & autism, pregnancy effects & CHS
Cannabinoids & The People,
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February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
In this week’s newsletter
- CBD for endometriosis & chronic pelvic pain
- Cannabis for migraines + CBD for bones
- Strong case report of cannabis for bone cancer
- Surgical Outcomes Week! + Oral Hygiene Week!
- (2x) negatives of prenatal cannabis exposure
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C&P#174: endometriosis, migraines, bone cancer pain, surgical outcomes & oral hygiene
Brazil goes more medical!
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February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
In this week’s newsletter…
- CBD for autism & endometriosis
-On CHS, NIDA says ~67k cases in last 7 years
-Canna for cancer symptoms
-Double-edged sword for bone repair
-Oleoylethanolamide for Gulf War Illness
-PEA for COVID smell problems + pet joints
-More hair loss in canna users?
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C&P#173: for autism, endometriosis, COVID’s smell loss & Gulf War Illness
Grenada decrims & expunges!
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January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
In this week’s newsletter…
-Vaping THC/CBD for migraines
-(2x) Cannabinoids & the heart
-Help for head & neck cancers
-(4x) Reprotoxicity of cannabinoids + human breast milk alterations
-Beta-caryophyllene for your kidneys & sperm
-The epigenetics of long-term cannabis use
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C&P#172: vaping for migraines + heart effects + head & neck cancers
Bosnia & Herzegovina goes medical!
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January 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-CBD for sleep quality
-Cannabis for people with cystic fibrosis & people with disabilities
-Topical CBD gel for jaw problems
-Cannabis smoke = men with fertility problems + children with respiratory problems
-Safer opioid supply program = less overdoses
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C&P#171: CBD for sleep & cannabis cystic fibrosis & disabilities
Trump’s new drug czar pro-medical cannabis
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January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabinoids for cancer symptoms
-sleep studies=mixed results
-Genes & Greens:3x on epigenetics
-liver enzymes & cannabinoids
-how CBD & THC alter genetic transcription across 105 tissue types
-the boat strikes are repugnant & Rubio is propping up the enemy
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C&P#170: new sponsor ICBC! + sleep, cancer & epigenetics
Repugnant boat strikes + UAE liberalizes
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January 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
In this week’s newsletter…
- Cannabis for endometriosis
- CBD for boys with severe autism
- PEA for diabetic neuropathy
- For your treadmill runs, CBD doesn’t help (but it doesn’t hurt)
- Hemp seeds for heart health
- Transporting your ornamental fish? Put CBD in their water!
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C&P#169: C&P Video Launches! + endometriosis, severe autism & diabetic neuropathy
Schedule III in the US & boat strikes in the Pacific
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December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In this week’s newsletter
-Canna for fibro + sleep + women w/ chronic pain syndromes
-Less suicides of older adults w/ state dispensaries
-Case reports: 1 heart attack + 1 psychosis after stopping cannabis + 1 teen with canna-induced psychosis
-In teens, canna 2x risk of suicide
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C&P#168: goods for fibro, sleep & female chronic pain, bads for heart & psychosis, mixed for suicide
Schedule III maybe?
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December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Canna for endometriosis + your sinuses
-Bongs may not be filtering out anything
-In bipolar people, canna use improved decision-making
-Canna laws = less opioid OD deaths
-Mindfulness helps inflammation via the ECS?
-So much on the horrors of Prohibition
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C&P#167: endometriosis, sinuses, opioid overdoses, mindfulness & the placebo of bong water
CHS added as WHO diagnostic code + Trump’s ‘double tap’ boat strike
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December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for hypermobility disorders + narcolepsy
-CBD for kidney failure
-In naloxone-induced opioid withdrawal, vaped cannabis helps
-Surgery for cannabis-associated emphysema
-Booze & Smokes Week!
-Preclinical: blood-testis barrier
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C&P#166: cannabinoids for hypermobility, kidney failure, narcolepsy & opioid withdrawal
Medicare to cover CBD
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December 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-3x autism & cannabinoids
-Cannabis enhances music!
-Relationship satisfaction & cannabis
-PER SE DRIVING LIMITS DON’T WORK!
-Use increased most in those with depression or psychological distress
-Use linked to eye inflammation, tooth loss & low quality sperm
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C&P#165: 3x autism + cannabis & music + Microbe Week & Drug Delivery Week
Botswana begins & history from the Subcontinent
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November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for Alzheimer’s, glioblastomas, musculoskeletal pain, MS & fibro
-Harms: more testicular germ cell tumors, worse lung function & psychosis risk in adolescents
-Heart: 5x on heart harms + 50%+ increased stroke risk from daily cannabis use
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C&P#164: lots of helps & lots of harms & CBD for green macaws
Mortal blow for hemp in US + price dumping in Portugal
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November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-For Parkinson’s, levodopa efficacy improved by CBD
-For IBD, cannabis kept people from re-entering hospital
-An infant dead from eating cannabis
-THC memory loss protected by CBD
-3 cases of sudden cardiac death linked to cannabis
-Asthma in canna-workers
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C&P#163: help for Parkinson’s & IBD + harm for hearts & kids
Colombia & Lebanon go medical!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for kids with autism
-Medication substitution with cannabis
-Reviews: CBD for athletes, wound healing, diabetes & pain in dogs & cats
-Harms: Higher heart failure, suicide risk & sinonasal diseases in cannabis users
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C&P#162: autism, medication substitution & too-high ferrets
The EU’s first whole-plant cannabis pharmaceutical approaches...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for sleep, vulvas & lower back pain
-For your cats at the vet, CBD to increase compliance
-CBD in dogs & ponies
-Great charts on cancer & PTSD
-Reviews: Canna for old people with dementia, dystonia, psychiatric disorders, anxiety or migraines
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C&P#161: cannabinoids for sleep, cats, dogs & ponies
Colombia going for it & Sri Lanka investing in it
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October 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for chronic lower back pain & cancer-related symptoms
-Great charts: CBD targets in epilepsy + CBD & your skin health
-For insomnia, Thai Traditional Medicine's 34 canna-containing formulations
-CBD in aging dogs
-vapes increased oral Candida growth
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C&P#160: pitch for White Whale Creations + back pain, cancer & sex advice
Spain goes medical & Germany restricts canna-telehealth
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October 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In this week’s newsletter…
- Cannabis for chronic lower back pain & Tourette syndrome
- THC worsens schizophrenia but CBD may help
- (5x) Heart harms
- Preclinical: CBD synergizes with naloxone to lessen the opioid-induced respiratory depression + for heroin, reduced seeking behavior
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C&P#159: Help for lower back pain & Tourette syndrome, harm for schizophrenia & the heart
Bavaria’s only club ist kaputt + Trump declares war on the cartels
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October 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
In this week’s newsletter…
- Cannabis for spinal cord injuries & endometriosis
- Combine hemp with your health spa sulfur spring treatments
- CBD topicals for orofacial pain
- Cannabis for cancer symptoms!
- Endocannabinoids in your breast milk
- So much for growers
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C&P#158: spinal cord injuries, endometriosis, cancer & health sulfur springs treatments
Germany says no new medical imports & Bavaria blocks clubs with building codes
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September 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for female orgasmic difficulty + complex regional pain syndrome + epidermolysis bullosa (skin blistering)
-CBD topical for TMJ facial pain
-CUD linked to 3x oral cancer risk & canna to asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-4x on HIV
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C&P#157: (my first EmJay!) orgasms, complex regional pain & skin blistering
France going medical + Thai "Cannabis King" is new PM
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September 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-CBD for blood pressure
-Cannabis for pancreatitis + diabetic neuropathy + fibro
-Cannabinoids for insomnia + spinal cord injury spasticity
-Sex-specific canna-effects
-For cannabis workers, asthma rates on the rise
-4x: harms of prenatal cannabinoid exposure
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C&P#156: CBD for blood pressure & cannabinoids for so many diseases
Dying cannabis workers + Thailand arrests 200k for drugs
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September 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In this week’s newsletter
- Case Report Week! cannabinoids for endometriosis, Parkinson’s, pancreatitis & glioblastoma
- THC & CBD for the advanced cancer pain & the neuropathy of chemo
- Aging Week! Live longer & better with cannabis
- Cannabis for dogs with osteoarthritis
bit.ly/4oXyEdH
C&P#155: EU Canna-Conferences + Crazy Case Reports
US cannabis deportations & War on Drugs heats up
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September 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-Cannabis for teens with Tourette's
-In epilepsy, cannabis can increase seizures
-CBDs & electroacupuncture for neurodegeneration
-In early psychosis, cannabis linked to more suicidality risk
-In the Drug War, Costa Rica’s narco-corruption scandal
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C&P#153: cannabis for teens with Tourette’s
Slovenia goes medical, Uruguay issues a report card & Kazakhstan will make passports with hemp
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July 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-CBD for lung cancer patients & cannabis for endometriosis & OUD
-Beautiful chart on autism & the endocannabinoid-microbiome-brain axis
-Adverse cannabis skin reactions
-The pangenome of cannabis
-The Sinaloa Cartel hacked the FBI & murdered gov’t sources
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C&P#152: lung cancer, endometriosis & opioid use disorder
US stalls & Turkey expands
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July 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
In this week’s newsletter
-In femmes with sexual dysfunction, cannabis benefits
-Canna for fibro (2x), GI issues & neurologically disabled children + CBD for dementia
-Preclinical: CBD for concussions, panic, orofacial pain & meth's neurotoxicity, CBDA for ALS & CBG for fatty livers
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C&P#151: fibro, dememtia, female sexual dysfunction & neurologically disabled children
Harsher penalties in Georgia & US states all over the place
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July 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In this week’s newsletter…
- Canna for fibro, IBD, breast cancer survivors & chronic pain in people with OUD
- 2 on increased heart risk from lifetime use
- 2 on CBD benefits for dogs
- National Guard deployed for DEA raids
- CBD for adolescent depression & radiation skin wounds
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C&P#150: fibro, IBD, breast cancer survivors, chronic pain & vaginal secretions
Thailand reversed their legalization & Korea ruled CBD illegal
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June 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM