Allison Justice graduated Clemson University with a Ph.D. in Plant and Environmental Science. After graduation, Dr. Justice joined the cannabis industry, teaming up with OutCo LLC., a vertically integrated cannabis producer in San Diego, CA. She pioneered industry research focused on controlled agricultural lighting and post-harvest production.

Currently, Dr. Justice is founder and CEO of The Hemp Mine, a South Carolina based vertically integrated hemp company. In addition to farming 30 acres, The Hemp Mine supplies premium hemp young plants bred in house across the US. Additionally, THM conducts contract research for a wide range of vendors providing real results on a large-scale setting. The Hemp Mine produces a wide array of consumer products ranging from smokable flower to topicals to tinctures of different concentrations for both humans and animals. These consumer products are sold in over 1,500 retail stores in the southeast.