What does ‘California sober’ mean?

Speaking on CBS Sunday Morning, the musician and actor spoke about her recovery from substance abuse and her close-to-fatal 2018 overdose.

The 28-year-old said she “had to essentially die to wake up” after the incident. “Like, if no one had found me, then I wouldn’t be here. And… I’m grateful that I’m sitting here today,” she said.

In the interview, Lovato said she had to “grow up and take control” of her life: “That’s something I haven’t done until the past two years of my life where I’m now in control of my finances, I’m now in control of the food that I eat, how often I work out.

“I think the term I best identify with is ‘California sober,’” she added.

But what does “California sober” actually mean? Here’s everything you need to know.

“California sober” or “Cali sober” is interpreted differently by different people, but broadly speaking, it refers to someone who uses marijuana, but doesn’t drink alcohol.

Urban Dictionary says: “To abstain oneself from all of the drugs. With obvious exceptions of copious amounts of marijuana and psychedelics.”