>>212120225 >On July 30, 2003, Kevin Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating marijuana despite owning a California-issued license for medicinal marijuana. Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car accident, as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis. He was released on March 17, 2006. >While Gage was imprisoned, he was universally addressed by fellow inmates and prison guards as "Waingro", his character from Heat.