Acapulco Gold
Also known as Hierba Dorada
- landrace
- sativa what this means
- draft
A Mexican sativa associated with the hills around Acapulco in Guerrero, prized for golden-toned flowers and recorded in the US from the mid-1960s. Accounts differ: one book places its roots in neighboring Oaxaca, and some strain guides call it a Mexican x Nepalese cross rather than a pure landrace. One of the three parents of Skunk #1.
- Born
- traditional
- Origin
- Guerrero, Mexico (around Acapulco)
- documentedAcapulco Gold strain page (cites Novak, Marijuana in the Lives of America; and Cannabis Pharmacy)
- documentedAcapulco GoldPlaces traditional cultivation in the Guerrero mountains outside Acapulco, citing a 2011 newspaper; notes the first US record in 1964, citing Novak (1979).
- folkloreAcapulco Gold Strain: Mexico's Legendary Golden Landrace
- Breeder
- Not recorded
Lineage
Parents
No parents recorded.
Competing accounts exist. The best-supported one is shown here.
Children
- Skunk #1documented
- documented
- disputed claim
Disputed
Accounts disagree about this lineage. Each claim is listed with its own evidence. How to read disputes
Some strain guides describe it as a native Mexican plant crossed with a Nepalese indica, not a pure landrace
Parents named: Nepalese
- folkloreAcapulco GoldWikipedia repeats this from strain-guide sites; no primary source is given.
Sources
- Acapulco Gold strain page (cites Novak, Marijuana in the Lives of America; and Cannabis Pharmacy) · Cannigma · accessed 2026-09-23
- Acapulco Gold · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Acapulco Gold Strain: Mexico's Legendary Golden Landrace · Black Cannabis Magazine · accessed 2026-09-23