FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Niihara Yutaka
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. [EMMA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/19/2021
(Street)

TORRANCE, CA 90503
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock, $0.001 par value 08/19/2021   P   2,600 A $ 1.47 (1) 10,838,064 D (2)  
Common stock, $0.001 par value 08/20/2021   P   4,600 A $ 1.44 (3) 10,842,664 D (2)  
Common stock, $0.001 par value 08/23/2021   P   2,000 A $ 1.45 (4) 10,844,664 D (2)  
Common stock, $0.001 par value               92,794 I By Hope International Hospice, Inc. (5)
Common stock, $0.001 par value               63,000 I By Soomi Niihara

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Niihara Yutaka
21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
SUITE 800
TORRANCE, CA 90503
  X   X   Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Yutaka Niihara, M.D., M.P.H.   08/23/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.42 to $1.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., any security holder of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) and in footnotes (3) and (4) to this Form 4.
(2) The shares shown include shares owned jointly with Soomi Niihara, the reporting person's wife.
(3) The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.36 to $1.50, inclusive.
(4) The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.39 to $1.48, inclusive.
(5) Hope International Hospice, Inc, is a California corporation of which Dr. Niihara and his wife are the sole shareholders and directors.

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