Corey Donahue

Marijuana: John Hickenlooper-Eric Holder A64 call still a mystery despite activist's efforts

Editor's note: Medical marijuana critic William Breathes's latest review, which is usually published at 4:20 p.m. on Thursdays, has not quite finished curing; look for it in this space soon. In the meantime, we share the story of a marijuana activist and his efforts to discover what was said during ... More >>

Ban Westword's most prolific (and divisive) commenter? That's an impossible dream

"Patty C. is so out of touch and over-the-hill that she buys into the pretend anonymity nonsense... or even the entire absurd pretense of reviewing dispensaries, by a recreational stoner pretending to be a medical patient." Yes, DonkeyHotay is back at the keyboard, commenting again, and again, and a ... More >>

Marijuana: Amendment 64 critic on why Boulder DA should take action against backers

Update: A day before passage of Amendment 64, we noted that activist Kathleen Chippi had filed a complaint against the measure with the Boulder District Attorney's Office, which opened an investigation to determine if actions were justified; see our original coverage below. Now, Chippi is sharing a ... More >>

Reader: Occupy Denver is only human

On Occupy Denver's first birthday, we count the ways it drove us crazy

Corey Donahue found guilty of unlawful sexual contact in TV journalist "nut tap"

More than eight months ago, Occupy Denver protester (and former Westword cover subject) Corey Donahue called it a "bad nut-tap joke gone wrong." But this morning, during his trial for the misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact, the events of October 15 grew more serious. After a day-long tria ... More >>

Marijuana: CBI says cross-checking MMJ registery against gun databases off the table

Last week, we told you about 2011 documents uncovered by activist Corey Donahue that outlined using the proposed medical marijuana patient registry database to cross-check federal firearm databases. The reason: MMJ patients are not legally allowed to own guns. Now, however, a state official says su ... More >>

Marijuana: House Bill 1358 fails in Senate, THC DUI not dead yet?

Representative Beth McCann's proposal to shift millions in medical marijuana patient registry fees from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, failed to pass through the Senate today. But the controversy it started regarding the nearly $10 mi ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Charges dropped, lowered for protesters arrested for robbery, assault

In March, four Occupy Denver protesters were accused of robbery and second-degree assault during an incident at the 1500 block of Broadway. According to the police report, the four allegedly knocked down a skateboarder and stole his board. Yesterday, however, the city dismissed robbery charges again ... More >>

Occupy Denver at six months: How relations between police and protesters soured

Tomorrow, Occupy Denver turns six months old -- and sometimes it feels as though protest years are like dog years. In the first in two posts marking the date, we look back through our notebooks to track the relationship between police and protesters, which has gone from overwhelmingly supportive (on ... More >>

Corey Donahue and Patrick Marsden arrested for assault on an officer, pepper-sprayed

Last night, police arrested three Occupy Denver/Thunderdome protesters on the corner of 14th and Broadway after an attempt to film one officer ended in threats of violence and the protesters being pepper-sprayed in the face. Corey Donahue and Patrick Marsden, both Thunderdome cooks, are currently in ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Thunderdome expands to radio, goes mobile

​At the Thunderdome's last public appearance, a protest against the Colorado Democrats banquet at the Sheraton on Sunday, no one was arrested. Instead, the former Occupy Denver kitchen and erstwhile symbol of its activism served finger food. The point was clear -- feeding the homeless directly ... More >>

Readers: Pre-Occupied with Kelsey Whipple's coverage

Westword staffer Kelsey Whipple had been on the job just a few days when she started covering Occupy Denver -- and the beat has had its hazards, including getting shot in the ass, as she revealed in this three-month Occupy Denver retrospective.

Occupy Denver: Homeless protesters interrupt Mayor Hancock during homeless vigil

By now, it's public knowledge that about 30 Occupy Denver supporters interrupted Mayor Michael Hancock's speech during a vigil for the homeless last night on the steps of the City & County Building. This is true. Little, however, has been shared about the decision-making process behind last night's ... More >>

Occupy Denver confronts cloaked man who might or might not be Dick Cheney (video)

​If you can get past the fact that Dick Cheney's name is spelled wrong in the title of this video, the rest of it is still confusing. On Friday, a handful of Occupy Denver protesters visited the site of the former vice president's recent (and secretive) trip to the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver ... More >>

Ten most memorable celebrity and notables mug shots of 2011

Photos below.​Our 2011 mug shot showcase rolls on. Yesterday, we shared our picks for the year's ten most intimidating images. Now, cast your eyes on celebrities and notables who earned booking photos of their own, featuring several past and present Denver Broncos (what would Timmy say?), a Ho ... More >>

Readers slam Westword cover subject Corey Donahue

Med. Marijuana Enforcement Division vs. Corey Donahue ruled mistrial

Corey Donahue.​Westword cover boy Corey Donahue has been in the news of late due to his affiliation with Occupy Denver. But before the movement got underway, he was best known as a pot activist who, this summer, was accused by the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division of stealing documents wi ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Denver Anarchist Black Cross thousands in debt after ending financial support

Corey Donahue.​On Friday, the Denver Anarchist Black Cross, a collective that defends the rights of those involved in mass political and social movements, announced its intention to firmly remove itself from the arena of Occupy Denver. By the time of its decision, the twelve-person group had d ... More >>

Corey Donahue has kept Denver occupied this fall -- making him a natural Westword cover boy

​I first met Corey Donahue in June at Casselman's, where I attempted to moderate a debate on the legalization of marijuana. He argued, interrupted, lit up a joint on stage. And he was not the worst-behaved person on the panel. We both returned to the crime scene three weeks ago, when Casselman ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Protester Corey Donahue's strangest moments with law enforcement

A Donahue mug.​This week's cover story subject, Occupy Denver protester and medical marijuana voice Corey Donahue, has cornered his role in Denver activism through strategies that are occasionally illegal and never boring. Say what you like about him, (Occupy Denver's Twitter account called hi ... More >>

With Occupy Denver protester Corey Donahue, nothing is ever easy

Corey Donahue: How we transformed him into Don Quixote for this week's cover (VIDEO)

Video below.​This week's feature story, "Tilting at Windmills," profiles Corey Donahue, a modern-day Don Quixote, who keeps the cops and the courts in Denver very occupied. We featured Donahue on the cover, and in the following making-of video, art director Jay Vollmar reveals how the shot was ... More >>

Occupy Denver timeline: Two-and-a-half months that have shaken the city

​Monday's hearing in regard to Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against the city and county is one indication of how far the movement has come in its short life span. In the little more than two months the movement has called Broadway its ideological home, the group ha ... More >>

Top 25 mug shots of November 2011

It's been a crazy month for Colorado crime, and we've got the mug shots to prove it. Page down below to see pics of everyone from the woman who grabbed a bar staffer's balls in a way that went beyond friendliness to the former Arapahoe County sheriff behind bars in the jail named for him -- and clic ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Two state troopers file protection orders against Corey Donahue

Corey Donahue is a busy man. Click on his name and you will find a list of the Occupy Denver protester and medical marijuana activist's most recent exploits, which this post will add to with restraining orders. A botched attempt to enter the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon resulted in his (again) be ... More >>

Occupy Denver marks its two-month anniversary today: the photo story

Today marks the two-month anniversary of Occupy Denver, a movement cemented in three firm evictions, four large-scale altercations, eight Saturday marches, and more than eighty arrests, many of them repeat charges. Six days after the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the branch that started it all, ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Corey Donahue, Sean Driggers & Brandon Sexton's felony charges -- cops' side

Big pics below.​The Denver District Attorney's Office has formally announced felony counts against a trio of Occupy Denver protesters: Corey Donahue, Sean Driggers and Brandon Sexton. What led to these charges? Denver Police statements of probable cause on view below offer the cops' side of t ... More >>

A timeline of Occupy Denver activities

Occupy Denver: 11 of 20 weekend arrestees have no criminal record outside of OD protests

​November 17's a day of action for Occupy Denver, which is marking the two-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. That could mean more arrests, and more suggestions by critics that the protests are dominated by longtime criminals. But a report about the arrest records of OD types busted this ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Three new charges last night include triple arrestee Corey Donahue

​In the wake of twenty new Occupy Denver arrests made Saturday, three more were added to that list when Civic Center Park grew tense again last night. During an attempt to remove a newly established table from the curb, about thirty officers visited the park and dispensed pepper spray on the c ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Protesters deliver pizza to Capitol, continue to occupy governer's office

​As part of their plan to regularly occupy the governor's office, a small group of Occupy Denver protesters made a second trip to the Capitol today. About ten people have rotated in and out of the building since 11 a.m. this morning, and while a few have been removed on occasion, only one has ... More >>

Occupy Denver protesters want their dog-and-leader to meet with Governor Hickenlooper

Corey Donahue.​This afternoon was a busy one for a handful of Occupy Denver participants, eleven of whom took the capitol by surprise around 11:30 a.m. The group, led by Thunderdome protester Corey Donahue, executed a plan to occupy the governor's office, and that plan lasted for about three a ... More >>

Occupy Denver's Michael Hancock meeting: Mayor refuses to bend on park occupation

​Update, 5:18 p.m. October 18: When asked to describe Occupy Denver's meeting with Hancock this afternoon, protester Al (full name withheld) went with, "It was neutral." The less-than-exciting introduction matches the results, which take neither side any further toward agreement than before th ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Mainstream media outlets aren't always taking the movement seriously

Video below.​Occupy Denver protests present a challenge for mainstream media outlets. The local version of the Occupy Wall Street movement can't compare in size to the largest assemblies in the U.S. or internationally -- at least not yet. But it's still one of the biggest ongoing stories in th ... More >>

Occupy Denver: Corey Donahue says sexual contact arrest is "bad nut-tap joke gone wrong"

Corey Donahue.​Corey Donahue has become a grinning face of the Occupy Denver movement, but this also makes him somewhat of a scapegoat. The activist for both marijuana and the occupation is politically fearless in a way that verges on foolhardy roughly as often as it's impressive. This weeken ... More >>

Occupy Denver: 26 new arrests from last night bring the total to 50 over two days

​Seven of the 26 people arrested at Occupy Denver's second run-in with the police last night faced their arraignment this morning at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center.

Occupy Denver: 24 protesters charged, five must post bond

Pat Marsden.​Update, 5 p.m. October 15: The names of the final two Occupy Denver protesters charged after Friday night's protest have come out. Aaron Petrovich was charged with assault, while Scott Green, the final arrest, was charged with unlawful conduct on state property and made it out of ... More >>

Occupy Denver: See photos of our first two profile subjects in police custody

Big pics below.​Patricia Hughes had better be careful. Hughes is the subject of reporter Kelsey Whipple's third Occupy Denver profile of the week. But this morning, our own Brandon Marshall happened to snap photos of Whipple's first two subjects, Corey Donahue and Pat Marsden, in police custo ... More >>

Medical marijuana activist Corey Donahue carves a niche in Occupy Denver's kitchen

A newcomer at Occupy Denver might think that revolution was built on coffee and dick jokes. But while these are key ingredients at the group's rowdy and somehow entirely functional kitchen, they haven't replaced the ideals they augment. Corey Donahue, a key and consistent presence in Denver cannabis ... More >>

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol celebrates Supreme Court wins with Signature Bomb

Mason Tvert.​The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected two title-board-related challenges to the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 -- one by gadfly Doug Bruce, another from advocate Corey Donahue. Although these matters may have seemed like distractions, Regulate proponent Mason Tvert ... More >>

Medical marijuana fight: Dept. of Revenue's deletion of e-mails improper, activist charges

Corey Donahue.​The war between activist Corey Donahue and the Department of Revenue over public records has flared up once again. This time, Donahue accuses DOR supervisor Matt Cook with improperly deleting e-mails shortly before leaving his post -- a charge denied by the Medical Marijuana En ... More >>

Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act: Mason Tvert upbeat despite infighting claim

Mason Tvert.​"Infighting Trips Up Supporters' Legalization Bid," a story on the front page of today's Denver Post, missed the mark for Mason Tvert, among the most prominent proponents of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012, and not just because much of the information in it had alr ... More >>

Marijuana: Activist Corey Dohahue wanted for allegedly stealing public documents from MMED

Corey Donahue.​Marijuana activist Corey Donahue is the target of a theft and disturbing the peace warrant. The reason: Last month, e allegedly took documents from the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division without paying for them.

Corey Donahue jailed for disrupting Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act meeting (VIDEO)

Corey Donahue.​Update: We've gotten our hands on a copy of the video shot by marijuana activist Kathleen Chippi of fellow advocate Corey Donahue's arrest at a Boulder library, allegedly for disrupting a volunteer meeting associated with the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012. The only ... More >>

Proponents of marijuana legalization know that where there's smoke, there's ire

Marijuana: Great Legalization Debate quickly goes to pot

​If only Ron Paul and Barney Frank had introduced their federal marijuana-legalization proposal one day earlier, the Great Legalization Debate might have turned into a truly great discussion. Instead, last night's "debate" at Casselman's more closely resembled an episode of Family Feud -- whic ... More >>

Marijuana legalization: Crazy For Justice's draft initiative proposes making 4/20 a state holiday

​A group led by Brian Vicente and Mason Tvert has submitted eight marijuana-legalization initiatives with an eye toward the 2012 election -- and they're not alone. Legalize2012.com plans to offer a proposal, and now the advocacy outfit called Crazy For Justice has assembled a draft that, among ... More >>

THC driving limits bill killed by Senate in "huge victory for patients nationwide"

​Senator Morgan Carroll saw the passage of HB 1261, a bill to set THC driving standards, as inevitable despite evidence like medical marijuana critic William Breathes's blood test showing he was nearly triple the proposed 5 nanogram per milliliter of blood standard even when sober. Nonetheless ... More >>

Letters: Readers thank pot critic William Breathes