Cannabis guides, season by season.

4/20 Specials

April 20 is the cannabis community's unofficial holiday. The Alchemy runs 4/20 promotions at both Manhattan stores, our Chelsea shop at 302 8th Avenue and our Flatiron shop at 12 West 18th Street. This page explains what 4/20 is, how we handle it, and how to plan a visit. For the actual deals in any given year, check the live menu and ask in store, since the specifics change and we do not want to print prices here that may be out of date.

Memorial Day Cannabis

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer in New York City, and it brings rooftop hangs, park afternoons, and beach trips. The Alchemy runs a holiday weekend program at both Manhattan stores, our Chelsea shop at 302 8th Avenue and our Flatiron shop at 12 West 18th Street. This page covers the formats that suit a summer weekend, where you can and cannot consume in the city, and how to plan. For current promotions and prices, check the live menu and ask in store.

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Pride Month Cannabis

Pride Month in New York City is one of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the country. It runs through June and centers on the NYC Pride March on the last Sunday of the month. The Alchemy has two Manhattan stores, our Chelsea shop at 302 8th Avenue and our Flatiron shop at 12 West 18th Street, both in neighborhoods close to the heart of the city's Pride weekend. This page covers a little history, where you can and cannot consume during a big crowd weekend, and how to plan a long day. For current promotions and prices, check the live menu and ask in store.

Thanksgiving Cannabis Guide

Thanksgiving means a long table, extended family, and a lot of food. If cannabis is part of your day, a little planning goes a long way. This guide covers dosing for the shape of a Thanksgiving day, how cannabis interacts with a big meal, etiquette in a mixed family setting, and the rules around traveling with cannabis.

Cannabis Holiday Gift Guide

Cannabis has become a real part of holiday gifting for adults. This guide covers how gifting works under New York law and how to think about a good gift by who it is for, with our live menu as the place to see what is actually in stock and what it costs.

New Year's Eve Cannabis

New Year's Eve has a clear arc, from the early warm-up through midnight to the morning after, and a little planning makes the night go better. This guide covers pacing your cannabis across the evening, what to know about mixing cannabis and alcohol, staying functional enough to get home, and the kind of reset many people aim for in January.