Degenerate simply means having the same energy. The word is borrowed from mathematics, where it describes, for example, a quadratic equation whose two roots are equal to each other. For example, in an atom, the 2p orbitals are 3-fold degenerate. Valence electrons are not always degenerate with each other.
One of the main reasons people use marijuana is to reduce anxiety and cope with stress, and there is a theory out there that people who use marijuana might have a deficiency of their own marijuana-like chemicals in their brain, Patel told VICE News.
How Marijuana Relieves (Or Exacerbates) Anxiety. Mar 7, 2014 10:15 AM By Lecia Bushak. Though short-term use of marijuana has relaxing and anxiety-reducing effects, smoking weed could make panic disorders worse in people who have a proclivity to be anxious.