0001213900-24-023547.txt : 20240416 0001213900-24-023547.hdr.sgml : 20240416 20240318165150 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-24-023547 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240318 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AKANDA CORP. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001888014 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1A, 1B LEAROYD ROAD CITY: NEW ROMNEY STATE: X0 ZIP: TN28 8XU BUSINESS PHONE: 442034889514 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 77 KING STREET WEST, SUITE 400 STREET 2: C/O DENTONS CANADA LLP CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5K 0A1 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

Akanda corp.

1a, 1b Learoyd Road

New Romney TN28 8XU

United Kingdom

March 18, 2024

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Life Sciences

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Tamika Sheppard

	Re:	Akanda Corp. (the “Company”)
		Registration Statement on Form F-1
		File No. 333-277182 (the “Registration Statement”)

Dear Ms. Sheppard:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, so that it may become effective at 4:30pm, Eastern time, on March 19, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company understands that the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) will consider this request for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as they relate to the proposed public offering of the registered securities covered by the Registration Statement.

If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact our counsel, Mr. Mark C. Lee of Rimon, P.C. at (916)603-3444. In addition, it would be greatly appreciated if you could please call Mr. Lee to notify him when the Registration Statement has been declared effective.

[Signature page follows]

	Sincerely,

	Akanda Corp.

	By:	/s/ Katie Field
		Katie Field
		Interim Chief Executive Officer

	cc:	Mark C. Lee, Esq., Rimon, P.C.
		Sharagim Habibi, Esq., Gowling WLP (Canada) LLP