Zach Hillstrom The Pueblo Chieftain
A Pueblo West marijuana dispensary at the forefront of Colorado’s push for medicinal and recreational legalization has sold its last gram — at least for the time being.
Marisol Therapeutics, owned by local marijuana pioneer Michael Stetler, closed its doors Dec. 14 after 14 years in business as Stetler takes a break from the industry to unwind and prepare for his next move.
“I’m just kind of relaxing,” Stetler said.
“People don’t know that when this industry first started, how scared we were because the (federal government) could come and arrest us. But there was this energy inside of us that said, ‘No. This is good medicine and somebody has to do this to put it out to the public.'
Marisol Therapeutics officially launched in 2008 at 922 E. Kimbell Drive for medicinal sales and began selling recreational marijuana in 2014. It was the first recreational marijuana dispensary in Pueblo County and Stetler said Marisol conducted the first recreational marijuana transaction in the state with the sale of one gram of Stetler’s strain, Nehi.
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