And though he knows even medical marijuana is illegal in Idaho, Vulgamore points out that his wife had a prescription from a Twin Falls doctor to buy medical marijuana in other states. He still has the laminated note dated Aug. 16, 2010.

Shelly died in December 2014 from complications from three surgeries in six days – her 35th, 36th and 37th surgeries since her crash, Vulgamore said. He was relieved his wife was finally free from her pain, but feeling bad for those like Shelly still dealing with chronic pain, he picked up where she left off, bringing the marijuana from Oregon to distribute to cancer patients and others.

“I did the crime, now it’s time to face the time,” Vulgamore said, acknowledging that what he did was illegal, even if he felt like he was helping others.

With just three speeding tickets on his record prior to his February arrest, Vulgamore has never once seen the inside of a jail cell. He said he’s a little nervous ahead of his 90-day jail term, which begins June 1.

A three-tour veteran of the Vietnam war who worked as a trucker and commercial fisherman when he got out of the Marine Corps after 12 years of service, Vulgamore is adamant about setting the record straight on a few facts that appeared in initial court documents and comments that appeared online.