2. degeneracy-moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; the luxury and corruption among the upper classes; moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration; its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity; Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction.
Studies: Marijuana May Help Hepatitis C Sufferers. Hepatitis C is an often-fatal viral disease of the liver afflicting about four million Americans. Chronic hepatitis C infection causes fatigue, depression, joint pain and liver impairment, including cirrhosis and liver cancer. There is no cure.
Medical marijuana for use in relieving the pain associated with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis has been proven to be effective and successful in both women and men. The forms of arthritis are often times painful and distressful and medical marijuana appears to alleviate and relieve the chronic pain related to arthritis. Use of marijuana for medical reasons, particularly to relieve pain, seems to have been in use since the 1700's and earlier around the world.