California sunshine

Hallucinogen's sunny nickname

California sunshine is slang for LSD, the hallucinogenic drug, originating from the counterculture of 1960s California where the substance was widely manufactured and distributed.

The term evokes both the sunny optimism associated with the state and the bright, vivid visual experiences the drug produces.

It appears in rock lyrics and countercultural literature of that era.

Literally, California sunshine simply refers to the famously abundant sunlight of the Golden State.

Related
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • sunEarth's primary star
  • warmthHeat you feel
  • beachSandy waterside margin
  • surfWaves near shore

LSD · acid · psychedelic · rays · tan · Pacific · coast · West Coast · palm · palm trees · summer · endless summer · bliss · bright · radiant · orange · trip · hippie

Opposites
weather/climate

California sunshineLondon fog

Smog or milky tea

overcast skies · gray skies · heavy rain · thunderstorm · blizzard

regional character/mood

California sunshineBritish reserve

Cultural emotional restraint

metaphorical disposition

California sunshinedoom and gloom

Persistent negative outlook

dark cloud · black mood · cold shoulder · bleak outlook

Family

California, Californian, Californians, sunshine, sunned, sunning, sunnier, sunniest, shine

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Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG