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.
1 Even if marijuana was a cure for anxiety, there are reactions to marijuana that can make anxiety worse. 2  Because of the way that cannabis can exacerbate anxiety, anyone with an anxiety disorder is putting themselves at risk for creating intense anxiety when their previous anxiety was otherwise manageable without it.