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-'''Acapulco Gold''' is a golden-leafed ''[[Cannabis sativa]]'' strain originally from the [[Acapulco]] area of southwest [[Mexico]].<ref name="Partridge2006">{{cite book|last=Partridge|first=Eric|title=The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: A-I|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4YfsEgHLjboC&pg=PA4|year=2006|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-25937-8|page=4}}</ref><ref name="Agency2013">{{cite book|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=The CIA World Factbook 2012|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HgEkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT44|date=13 December 2013|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated|isbn=978-1-62873-181-1|page=44}}</ref><ref name="Green2013">{{cite book|last=Green|first=Jonathon|title=Dictionary of Jargon|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4QAjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=acapulco+gold|date=2 October 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-90818-0|page=4}}</ref> Induces powerful cerebral high, uplifts mood while relaxing the body and suppressing pain.<ref>https://cannasos.com/strains/hybrid/acapulco-gold</ref>
-==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."<ref name="oedo">"Acapulco." ''[http://www.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary Online]'', [[Oxford University Press]], via oed.com. (Subscription required). Retrieved on 2007-10-01.</ref> 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."<ref name="gonz1996">{{cite book|last=González|first=Félix Rodríguez|title=Spanish Loanwords in the English Language: A Tendency Towards Hegemony Reversal|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=09NEuGHh2R8C&pg=PA110|year=1996|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin, New York|isbn=978-3-11-014845-9|page=110}}</ref> ''Acapulco'' by itself can be used as a synonym for cannabis, generally referring to a high-grade type like Acapulco gold.<ref name="oedo" /><ref name="gonz1996" /> The similarly named ''Acapulco red'', refers to a reddish-brown cannabis grown near Acapulco, Mexico with reddish tops on the plants.<ref name="gonz1996" />
-==Cultural influences==
-In the 1965 book ''[[Principia Discordia]]'', a footnote concerning the ”Golden [[Apple of Discord]]” notes a ”historic disagreement concerning whether this apple was of metallic gold or acapulco.”<ref name="Younger2010">{{cite book|author=Malaclypse The Younger|title=Principia Discordia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eJUjo8lxkKEC&pg=PA12|date=11 January 2010|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4092-5674-8|page=12}} <!-- lulu.com is a self-publisher, but this is an easily citeable version of a well known work from many publishers --></ref>
-The 1967 song “Acapulco Gold” by [[The Rainy Daze]] “had just begun its climb on the pop charts when programme directors figured out what it was about and pulled it off play lists.”<ref name="Partridge2006"/>
-In a 1968 film recording, [[John Lennon]] and [[Peter Sellers]] are seen talking about Acapulco Gold during a promo shoot for the [[Beatles]] new company, [[Apple Corps]].<ref name="Harry2000">{{cite book|last=Harry|first=Bill|title=The John Lennon Encyclopedia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=494TAQAAIAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0404-8|page=797}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzG6Z47P4aw&feature=related |title=Rare beatles sessions#7 |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-11-17 |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref>
-The circa 1969 [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]] song "Henry" from their [[New Riders of the Purple Sage (album)|eponymous first album]] references Acapulco Gold - the song is about the title character traveling to [[Acapulco]] to smuggle "twenty [[Kilogram|keys]] of Gold" back to the States .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrpsmusic.com/music/lyrics/henry.html |title=Lyrics +&#124;+ NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE |publisher=Nrpsmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref>
-In the 1969 near-future [[science fiction]] novel ''[[Bug Jack Barron]]'' by [[Norman Spinrad]], Jack Barron's U.S. national television show is prominently sponsored by "Acapulco Golds", a legal cannabis cigarette brand in the setting of the book.<ref name="Spinrad2005">{{cite book|last=Spinrad|first=Norman|title=Bug Jack Barron|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4L5iAgAAQBAJ|edition=2005 paperback|year=1969|publisher=Overlook|isbn=978-1-4683-0519-7}}</ref>
-Although the 1973 [[Led Zeppelin]] song "[[Over the Hills and Far Away (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. This can be heard in the live recordings from ''[[The Song Remains the Same (album)|The Song Remains the Same]]'' and ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]''. A soundboard bootleg of a 1973 live show entitled "Heritage Strain" features as artwork a pack of Acapulco Gold cannabis joints.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/led-zeppelin/led-zeppelin-heritage-strain-tarantura-tcd-38-12/ |title=Blog Archive » Led Zeppelin - Heritage Strain (Tarantura TCD-38-1,2) |publisher=Collectors Music Reviews |date= |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref>
-In the 1975 Season 1, Episode 14 of ''Saturday Night Live'', host Desi Arnaz jokes about ”how much he likes the special cigars the cast gave him as a present: ‘I had never heard of the brand before: Acapulco Gold!’ (‘And as soon as I pass it around, we’ll be right back.’)”<ref>{{cite web | date=1 September 2013 | last=Dyess–Nugent | first=Phil | publisher=[[The Onion|Onion Inc.]] | title=Saturday Night Live (Classic): 'Desi Arnez' | work=[[The A.V. Club]] | url=http://www.avclub.com/review/saturday-night-live-classic-desi-arnaz-101855 | accessdate=12 January 2014 }}</ref>
-The 1976 [[Rush (band)|Rush]] “marijuana song” "[[A Passage to Bangkok]]" mentions “golden Acapulco nights”.<ref name="Barrett2006">{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=Grant|title=The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Fn-Sh1nv7pQC|date=23 May 2006|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|isbn=978-0-07-149163-1|page=173}}</ref><ref name="Steve2011">{{cite book|last=Steve|first=Elliott|title=The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=V9FE6RvH4pEC&pg=PA146|date=26 June 2011|publisher=Peter Pauper Press, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4413-0726-2|page=146}}</ref>
-In [[Roberto Bolaño]]'s novel ''Los Detectives Salvajes'' (''[[The Savage Detectives]]''), the characters [[Arturo Belano]] and [[Ulises Lima]] sell Acapulco Gold in the 70's Mexico City.<ref name="Kindbud2013">{{cite book|last=Kindbud|first=Seymour|title=Dr. Kindbud's Weed-O-Pedia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lRAuAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT167|date=2 October 2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-60433-399-2|page=167}}</ref>
-==See also==
-{{Portal|Cannabis}}
-*[[Medical cannabis]]
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