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For the musician, see Panama Red (musician).
Panama Red, Panamanian Red,[1] or P.R.[2] is a cultivar of cannabis, popular among cannabis aficionados of the 1960s and 1970s, and renowned for its potency.[3][4][5] The typically high THC levels associated with the variety are thought to be dependent on the particular cultivar, rather than the Panamanian climate.[6][7]
In a limited test, an Auburn University researcher reported that "seed of a sample of Panama Red, grown in the very different climates of the Canal Zone, campus and northern New Hampshire, yielded marijuana with similar THC content."[7]
Its name comes from its cultivation in the country of Panama, and its claylike red color.[8] Production was common in Panama's sparsely-populated Pearl Islands.[9]
It is known for causing a strong, racy, and intense psychedelic high. Cannabis culture died off in Panama with the rise of cocaine trafficking.
Popular culture
"Panama Red" is the lead-off song and single from the 1973 album The Adventures of Panama Red by country-rock band The New Riders of the Purple Sage. Peter Rowan, the writer of the song, later performed it with Old and in the Way.
Also featured in "Meet the Parents" (2000). [10]
Also featured in the 1995 release "Amsterdam" off the Van Halen album Balance.
Notes
- ^ Dalzell, Tom and Terry Victor. (2005). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Volume II: J–Z. Taylor & Francis, p. 1439. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Campbell, Reginald L., R. Everett Langford. (1995). "Substance Abuse in the Workplace". CRC Press, p. 185. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Keays, Jim. (1999). "His Master's Voice", Allen & Unwin, p. 164. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. (1989). "Legalization of Illicit Drugs: Impact and Feasibility, part I; Hearings before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives". U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C., p. 398. Y 4.N16:100-2-10, GPO shipping list no.: 89-266-P (pts. I–II). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Geller, Allen, Maxwell Boas. (1969). "The Drug Beat". Cowles Book Co., p. xx. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare (1971). "Marihuana and Health: A Report to Congress from the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare". U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C., p. 14. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b Doorenbos, Norman J. (April 2004.) "Botanical Note". Economic Botany, vol. 58, no. 2, doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0172:BN]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Girdano, Daniel A., Dorothy Dusek. (1980). [Drugs: A Factual Account." Addison-Wesley Longman, Limited, ISBN 0201029626, p. 75. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Pardey, Lin and Larry Pardey. (1992). "Cruising in Seraffyn". Sheridan House, Inc., p. 82. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212338/quotes
References
- "SongFacts - Panama Red". http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5700. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
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