Our Story

The Bohemian Chemist was started by Jim Roberts and Brian Adkinson, partners in business and in life. It all began when Jim’s 90 year old mother Rosemary was ready to stop working in her cannabis garden, but wanted the garden itself to endure. The cannabis patch had provided the main ingredient for Rosemary’s homemade arthritis balm, an effective pain relief remedy that had served her well. So as new managers of the garden, Jim and Brian found themselves wondering how they could do California cannabis a little differently.

Inspired by the free spirited 1920s, the pair developed a cannabis brand that reflects both the elegance and the maverick creativity of the time. It’s motto may as well have been, “Let loose, but keep it classy.” They imported cabinetry from a vintage apothecary in Eastern Europe used it as a starting point for their own “herbal apothecary,” decorating with Man Ray photographs and antique glass pharmacy bottles.

Cannabis has been a part of Anderson Valley for decades, and Jim and Brian wanted to honor that history by including product from legacy farmers in the shop and supporting policy that includes small, long-time farmers rather than prioritizing large companies who’ve recently jumped on the cannabis bandwagon. In the spirit of the most environmentally conscious state in the U.S., their cannabis is entirely sungrown, giving it a much smaller carbon footprint than its indoor counterparts.

Using a variety of cultivars, the pair have developed their own in-house line of cannabis flower, pre-rolls, and concentrates, all grown without pesticides under the California sun.