thumb|dried bud of acapulco gold acapulco gold is a golden-leafed cannabis sativa strain originally from the acapulco area of southwest mexico. ==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.""acapulco." oxford english dictionary online, oxford university press, via oed.com. (subscription required). retrieved on 2007-10-01. according to one linguistics book, "the gold in this phrase originally described the golden hue of the leaves on the cannabis plant, but later came to refer both to the high quality of the cannabis and to the especially high price it commanded." acapulco by itself can be used as a synonym for cannabis, generally referring to a high-grade type like acapulco gold. the similarly named acapulco red, refers to a reddish-brown cannabis grown near acapulco, mexico with reddish tops on the plants. ==cultural influences== in the 1965 book principia discordia, a footnote concerning the âgolden apple of discordâ notes a âhistoric disagreement concerning whether this apple was of metallic gold or acapulco.â the 1967 song âacapulco goldâ by the rainy daze âhad just begun its climb on the pop charts when programme directors figured out what it was about and pulled it off play lists.â in a 1968 film recording, john lennon and peter sellers are seen ta
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