# Five years ago **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Lounge\ **Created:** [September 6, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325 "2026-09-06T00:10:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crush-Hardtack](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/crush-hardtack/32/12129_2.png) [@Crush-Hardtack](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Crush-Hardtack)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/1 "2026-09-06T00:10:28Z")
I’m a PA medical patient. Five years ago the only flower available was 1/8’s at $60.00+, and 1/4’s of smalls and ground flower. 1/2’s and ounces weren’t available. I was happy 3 years ago buying 4-1/4’s for $192.00. Today I bought an ounce of Rythm Afternoon Delight #4, labeled 40% THC, 3+% terps, and was 61% rh. On sale for $100.00. I had $9.00 in points, so a quality ounce for $91.00. Way more choices than 5 years ago. I can get quality ounces for $125.00-$150 regularly. Way more dry herb vapes available than 5 years ago. Look how the ball vapes have taken over. I think it was pretty much the pinky 5 years ago. I never thought I’d see the legalization we have today, and the supply of herb and devices to vaporize it has exploded. I couldn’t have asked for anything else in my golden years. ---
**Author:** ![Crocsandsocks](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/crocsandsocks/32/16685_2.png) [@Crocsandsocks](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Crocsandsocks)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/2 "2026-09-06T00:16:24Z")
I was just trying edibles for the first time. 🫣😅 ---
**Author:** ![Knewt](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/knewt/32/10401_2.png) [@Knewt](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Knewt)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/3 "2026-09-06T01:21:02Z")
Five years ago I got my medical card. Never imagined that I would be “legally” partaking of weed when I became retired. ---
**Author:** ![Sabina](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/sabina/32/12761_2.png) [@Sabina](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Sabina)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/4 "2026-09-06T06:20:08Z")
From the perspective of someone living in a country where it’s illegal, I am so happy for all of you guys that you can enjoy freely the magical herb ---
**Author:** ![Rodney](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/rodney/32/14089_2.png) [@Rodney](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Rodney)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/5 "2026-09-06T14:45:43Z")
Five years ago I was still combusting and was playing world of warcraft all day every day. I was so so unfit. All that coughing and sitting. The other thing is since I go to the gym a lot now and at church/college I am a lot more confident with people and can speak to people a bit more easily. ---
**Author:** ![Cmdr.Redeye](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/cmdr.redeye/32/11988_2.png) [@Cmdr.Redeye](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Cmdr.Redeye)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/6 "2026-09-07T10:31:26Z")
🤔 I totally get you, @Crush-Hardtack. This isn’t how I pictured retirement, but I didn’t know I’d get long covid and quit eating. While I tried the stuff as a kid, I ignored it my working life. In fact they ran sniffer dogs on occasion in my workplace. Now I pass two dispensaries on the way to the grocery store. Weight is stable. “The weed is wonderful, too bad I had to get so sick,” I remember thinking. One dispo has a drive through. The future has mixed results… CR ---
**Author:** ![Crush-Hardtack](https://420vapegeeks.com/user_avatar/420vapegeeks.com/crush-hardtack/32/12129_2.png) [@Crush-Hardtack](https://420vapegeeks.com/u/Crush-Hardtack)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://420vapegeeks.com/t/five-years-ago/3325/7 "2026-09-07T11:15:11Z")
In 2021 I had Covid/Pneumonia/Heart Failure. I spent most of July in the hospital, and had to wear a defibrillator vest 24/7 for 5 months when I got home. I’m still fighting the effects of Covid. My heart was slowly recovering, then I got a cancer diagnosis last year. I just can’t win lol. If I was 30 years younger, I’d be concerned. The main man let me open my eyes again this morning, so I’ll give it my best shot. One day at a time.