Referenced as part of the 'Sublime/hemp necklace hippie shit' subculture that the author was obsessed with as a teenager instead of focusing on athletics.
"Not to say I wasn't super into it as a kid but after 15, weed and subculture became more important than baseball practice and kayaking with my fam... I don't know why I was so obsessed with the Sublime/ hemp necklace hippie shit. It was like I was programmed to live by the lyrics."