FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/17/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. [EMMA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800		 4. 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
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

TORRANCE, CA 90503		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock, $0.001 par value 10,162,126
D (1)
 
Common stock, $0.001 par value 10,501
I
By Soomi Niihara
Common stock, $0.001 par value 92,794
I
By Hope International Hospice, Inc. (2)
Common stock, $0.001 46,446
I
As custodian (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option 04/02/2012 04/02/2022 Common stock 262,536 $ 3.4281 D  
Stock option 02/28/2013 02/28/2023 Common stock 525,072 $ 3.4281 D  
Stock option 05/10/2016 05/10/2026 Common stock 315,043 $ 4.7613 D  
Common stock purchase warrant 09/30/2016 05/09/2021 Common stock 1,365,189 $ 4.7612 D  

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. 07/29/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes shares owned jointly with Soomi Niihara, Dr. Niihara's wife.
(2) Hope International Hospice, Inc, is a California corporation of which Dr. Niihara and his wife are the sole shareholders and directors.
(3) The shares shown are held by Dr. Niihara as custodian for the benefit of his adult children. Dr. Niihara disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. The inclusion in this Report of such shares shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Niihara is the beneficial owners of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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