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UPDATE:
- This case was dismissed with prejudice Nov. 5, 2021.
Total Life Changes Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant may come with an unwanted dose of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, according to a class action lawsuit lodged in Georgia federal court Tuesday.
Lead plaintiff, Ashley Miller, who is a staff sergeant with the US Army, wants to represent other consumers she says were misled into thinking they were purchasing a THC-free flavor of Iaso tea from Total Life Changes, LLC. She claims that in addition to giving consumers a dose of an unwanted psychoactive ingredient, the product can lead to other consequences, such as a failed drug test.
Indeed, Miller claims that a Total Life representative, her friend’s sister, told her that the Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant did not contain THC; however, Miller claims she ended up failing a random drug test at work after consuming the tea.
Miller says her employment was suspended pending an investigation into the failed drug test. She says she may now face anything from a demotion to an “other than honorable” discharge from the Army. Miller says that she has also been required to take substance abuse training and is barred from getting promotions, awards, and benefits as a service member pending the Army’s investigation.
Further, Miller says that she was also denied a promotion in rank that would have netted her a higher base salary due to the failed drug test.
After receiving news that she had failed the drug test, Miller says she had a sample of the tea analyzed by an independent lab. The lab found that the tea was probably not made from hemp as advertised, but from crops that contained THC and CBD.
Total Life Changes is a multilevel marketing company that sells supplements, essential oils, and skincare products. The company has been dinged by regulatory agencies for making false claims about treating COVID-19 and failing to properly label products, says Miller.
The Total Life Changes Tea class action lawsuit notes that the Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant is labeled as containing “0.0% THC.” The company’s website also states that the Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant is made from hemp extract “with 0% laboratory certified THC content.” Further, the THC content of other teas are noted on the company’s website and product packaging says the plaintiff.
The plaintiff says she is not the only consumer who has faced the loss of a job or other consequences due to the falsely labeled Total Life Changes Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant. Consumers have complained to the Better Business Bureau. Total Life Changes is also facing legal action, including a parolee who filed a class action lawsuit claiming he faced incarceration from a failed drug test after drinking Total Life Changes detox tea.
Miller wants to represent other consumers in Georgia who purchased Total Life Changes Raspberry Lemonade Flavor Iaso Tea Instant within the past six years. She wants the company to pay damages and also a court order stopping the alleged mismarketing of the tea.
Have you purchased Total Life Changes tea products? Tell us about your experience in the comment section below!
The plaintiff is represented by John F. Beasley, Jr. of JF Beasley, LLC, Matthew H. Morgan, Anna P. Prakash, and Chloe Raimey Nichols Kater, PLLP, David Fish of The Fish Law Firm, PC, and Aaron Rapier of Rapier Law Firm.
The Total Life Changes Tea THC Class Action Lawsuit is Miller v. Total Life Changes LLC, Case No. 1:21-cv-00095-JRH-BKE in the U.S. District Fourt for the Southern District of Georgia Augusta Division.
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I am on disability and I go to my pain management appointment once a month. Each month I have to take a urine test. For two months straight my test came back positive for marijuana being in my system. I am not a smoker. So I didn’t find out until the second month that it happened. Then I was threatened to loss all of my disability because of the results. I panicked trying to think of how it could have happened. Later calmed myself down to see what I had done differently. And it was the raspberry iaso tea. But just know finding out about all of the issues with the tea. I live in Paris Texas.
I am on disability and I go to my pain management appointment once a month. Each month I have to take a urine test. For two months straight my test came back positive for marijuana being in my system. I am not a smoker. So I didn’t find out until the second month that it happened. Then I was threaded to loss all of my disability because of the results. I panicked trying to think of how it could have happened. Later calmed myself down to see what I had done differently. And it was the raspberry iaso tea. But just know finding out about all of the issues with the tea. I live in Paris Texas.
Please Add me. I’m in shock right now from learning this.
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Please add me to your list. I was refused medical treatment because I tested positive for drugs. Iaso Tea Raspberry Lemonade changed my life. I suffer with server back pain and manage my pain with medication. To obtain my medication I have to sign a contract. I am also mandated to be drug tested. I was refused medical treatment and embarrassed because of this product. Not to mention having to deal with pain without medication! Virginia
Add me to the list please. I was drinking this tea and was told by the lady that I purchased it from that it had 0.0% THC in it. I lost my job of 16 1/2 years behind a failed drug test due to drinking this tea. Can someone please contact me. I live in Texas.
Please add me I was denied a job due to taking the laso raspberry lemonade tea. I failed a drug test. I’m from Reading, Pennsylvania
Wow I’m not surprised at all this company uses black female faces such as Stormy, China and many others to market their products.. they have used bully like marketing strategies to convince women of color to sell these products. I lost a job paying$45 during the pandemic. I’m owed lost wages.
I would like to jOin this class action lawsuit, I also was wrongly dismissed from my job because it tested positive during a drug test, my name is Tonya Vester from Memphis Tennessee