Acapulco gold

Acapulco Gold plant

Dried bud of Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold is a sativa-dominant indica/sativa hybrid of Cannabis. It is likely originating from the area around Acapulco, Mexico. Acapulco Gold has strong sativa cerebral effects, offering a long lasting high that balances upbeat effects with body-relaxing, stress reducing calmness.

Medical Uses

Acapulco Gold has been found to effectively relieve symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain.

Characteristics

The clusters of buds are pale green to yellow, speckled with reddish-brown gold and covered with very visible THC crystals. The strain produces flavors and scents of fruits and spices. It is known to contain up to 23% of the active ingredient THC.

As of late 2011, Acapulco Gold sells for about 13 dollars per gram at medical dispensaries near Boulder, Colorado.

History

The Oxford English Dictionary quotes an early usage of the term from a 1965 newsletter, in which it was described it as "a special grade of pot growing only in the vicinity of Acapulco. The color is either brownish gold or a mixture of gold and green. This grade has a potency surpassed by few of the green varieties and usually comes at slightly higher prices or in short weights." According to one linguistics book, "The gold in this phrase originally described the golden hue of the leaves on the marijuana plant, but later came to refer both to the high quality of the marijuana and to the especially high price it commanded." Acapulco by itself can be used as a synonym for marijuana, generally referring to a high-grade type like Acapulco gold. The similarly named Acapulco red, refers to a reddish-brown marijuana grown near Acapulco, Mexico with reddish tops on the plants.

References in Media

The Principia Discordia (1965) mentions that there is some debate as to whether the Golden Apple of Discord is made of metallic gold or Acapulco gold.

The New Riders of the Purple Sage song "Henry" from their eponymous first album references Acapulco Gold - the song is about the title character traveling to Acapulco to smuggle "twenty keys of Gold" back to the States .

Although the Led Zeppelin song " Over The Hills And Far Away" does not mention Acapulco Gold in the studio version, singer Robert Plant frequently inserted the phrase into the song during live performances. After the lyric "I live for my dreams and a pocketful of gold" he would muse the phrase "Acapulco Gold" as if an afterthought or clarification. A soundboard bootleg of a 1973 live show entitled "Heritage Strain" features as artwork a pack of Acapulco Gold marijuana cigarettes.

Led Zeppelin contemporary Roy Harper included a song titled "Acapulco Gold" on his 1974 Harvest release, Valentine. The song is sung in a Lounge music style, accompanied by piano and lyrics referring to "...getting rolled on my Acapulco Gold".

John Lennon and Peter Sellers are seen talking about Acapulco Gold during a promo shoot for the Beatles new company, Apple Corps.

The Rush song "A Passage to Bangkok" mentions "Golden Acapulco Nights".

The Devin The Dude's song "Gotta Be Me" mentions "No stems, no seeds, that you don't need - Acapulco Gold is.. Mad Ass Weed".

Argentinean band Soda Stereo include the phrase “como oro de Acapulco” (like Acapulco Gold) on the song Planta from the 1995 album Sueño Stereo, the writer Gustavo Cerati makes reference to the drug being inside his body like blood to a plant

In his song "My Favourite Ladies", rapper MF Doom refers to the strain: "Fresh and ripe, perplexin' like Acapulco Gold, If I had to guess, just right, not a day old".

Cheech and Chong mention Acapulco Gold in their 1973 film "Up in Smoke". It is mentioned in the film several times. Seeds of Acapulco gold are even shown at one point.

Streetwear clothing company Acapulco Gold is named after the strain.

See also

• Cannabis sativa
• Medical cannabis