Munkey Biz Issue 5

Kicks 4 The KULTURE STRAWBERRY COUGH April 20th for many people is just another day, and for some it’s a birthday, but for stoners around the world it its the day to blaze. It’s the official holiday for cannabis culture globally. There is no doubt art and cannabis are beautifully intertwined and throughout time cannabis culture has influenced fashion themes in many ways. Specifically with sneakers, almost every major sneaker brand has rolled out their own unique cannabis-Inspired design concepts. Cannabis has also been influential in the skateboarding community, as many skateboarding legends were stoners and sneaker collectors as well.

The best example of how weed has indeed become a sneaker head staple is Nike SB. Nike SB is one of the sneaker brands that has been extremely supportive of cannabis culture, releasing a unique sneaker every year on 4/20 purely inspired by cannabis! Every 4/20 collectors and resellers wait on huge lines for the release of a new one-off concept sneaker, that many times gains enough hype that the value increases double or three times the retail price.

Many classic themes have been released through the years for example, the “Cheech and Chong” dunks, or even the most memorable and coveted “Skunk” dunks. This year I look forward to the release of the all new Nike SB 22 F O high O DY M A G |sneaker ISSUE 01 Dunk tagged “Strawberry Cough”, paying homage to the well