Acapulco Gold is the traditional name of a legendary potent strain of marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) originating in Mexico. Like Panama Red, Acapulco Gold became popular in the cannabis-smoking underground during the 1960s and 1970s. Although it is increasingly rare, Acapulco Gold is still grown in more remote areas of its native range. The rise of Cocaine trafficking has brought the general decline of Cannabis culture in Mexico. Due to inbreeding much of the Acapulco Gold that is still grown has lost its potency. Some longtime U.S. growers maintain clones of heirloom plants purported to be Acapulco Gold. Many people saved seeds during the heyday and still today there are old Acapulco Gold seeds sitting in coffee cans in attics. Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis field seized by authorities Cannabis (drug) Hemp Hemp (disambiguation) Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ... Panama Red is a legendary cannabis sativa cultivar of the 1960s and 1970s, popular amongst cannabis afficiandos. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Cloning is the process of recreating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. ...

Some claim that the famous gold color of Acapulco Gold came from a technique of "girdling" the plants, or cutting through the xylem and phloem layers of the stalk, before harvest. This supposedly would cut off the flow of nutrients to the plant, leaving the stalks and buds a blanched golden color at harvest time. Many techniques such as this are used by traditional growers to shock or stress the plant during flowering, in the belief that the plants will respond to stress by producing more of the active (THC-containing) resins responsible for the plants' medicinal potency. This theory has been refuted by people who have grown Acapulco Gold outside of Mexico. The gold coloring is the natural coloring of this plant. More specifically, when grown under normal conditions, Acapulco Gold will cure with golden pistils and yellow to pale green leaves which makes for an overall golden appearance. This is the same with Santa Marta Colombian Gold. It has been suggested that Vessel element be merged into this article or section. ... In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients, particularly sucrose, to all parts of the plant where needed. ... A stem is the above ground axis of a vascular plant. ... Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, Δ9-THC, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), Δ¹-tetrahydrocannabinol (using an older numbering scheme), or dronabinol, is the main psychoactive substance found in the Cannabis plant. ...

It is also possible that the Apple of Discord was made out of Acapulco gold, as mentioned in the Principia Discordia. The Apple of Discord was a golden apple inscribed with the words To the most Beautiful (or To the fairest), thrown at a wedding banquet for Peleus and Thetis. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...