Acapulco Gold
A landrace is an heirloom variety that adapted to one region over generations, rather than a modern cross.
- Median THC
- 20.0%
- CBD
- <1%
- Flowering
- 9–11 weeks (~63–77 days)
What labs found
- Median THC
- 20.0%
- Typical range
- 12.7–29.2%
- Lab tests
- 409
- States
- 6
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Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2014–2025. The range covers the middle 90% of tests. Growers and labs vary, so a given jar can fall outside it. Data: Jikomes & Zoorob (CC0), Cannabis Wise Guys (CC BY 4.0), Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0).
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 Treat it as a historical reference as much as a cultivar.
Specs
Growing
- Grower notes
- Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 9–11 weeks (~63–77 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
The flower
- Flavour
- Sweet, Nutty, Coffee, Woody
- Aroma
- Warm wildflower honey, roasted chestnut, roasted coffee
Family tree
4 strains here were bred from it.
- Parents
- Bred from it
- As reported, not a genetic test