Sativa / STRAIN PROFILE
Acapulco Gold
A Mexican sativa landrace with a reputation built in the 1960s, and more often invoked than actually grown.
Reported effects
Potential downsides
Commonly reported by consumers, not measured. Effects vary with the person, the batch and its chemistry — the link between terpene profile and effect remains clinically unproven.
THE FLAVOUR PROFILE
Flavour & aroma.
LINEAGE
The family tree
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AgThis strainAcapulco Gold
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About Acapulco Gold
A Mexican sativa landrace with a reputation built in the 1960s, and more often invoked than actually grown.
Acapulco Gold refers to material from the Guerrero region of Mexico, named for the golden colour of well-cured flowers. It became shorthand for quality imports decades before a domestic market existed.
Very little of what carries the name today traces cleanly to the original material. Treat it as a historical reference as much as a cultivar.
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