Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: degenerate (Noun). One is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature. You are a degenerate, boy. You're a disgrace to your ancestors.
Casual Marijuana Smoking Not Harmful to Lungs. Before you start lighting up, do remember you have other body parts. It wouldn't have mattered if Bill Clinton inhaled, as far as his lungs are concerned.
The same lung cancer risks associated with tobacco also apply to marijuana users, even though they smoke far less. (reported in NIDA Capsules) 9. Benzopyrene is the chemical in tobacco that causes lung cancer. An average marijuana cigarette contains nearly 50% more benzopyrene than a tobacco cigarette.