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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></FONT></P>

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to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</FONT></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 18.4pt">Date of report (Date
of earliest event reported): July 17, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><B>Emmaus
Life Sciences, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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Its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-53072</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>41-2254389 </B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-style: italic; text-align: center">&nbsp;(Commission File Number)<I><BR>
of Incorporation)</I></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>20725 S. Western Avenue, Suite 136, Torrance,
CA 90501</U></P>

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executive offices)</I></P>

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area code <U> 310-214-0065</U></P>

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Since Last Report)</I></P>

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following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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Emmaus Medical, Inc., a subsidiary of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date: July 17, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/s/ Peter Ludlum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Name:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Peter Ludlum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Emmaus press release dated July 17, 2012 re: European Commission Grants Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for Emmaus Medical&rsquo;s Sickle Cell Treatment.</TD></TR>
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date
of earliest event reported): July 17, 2012
Emmaus
Life Sciences, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Delaware
000-53072
41-2254389
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
of Incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
20725 S. Western Avenue, Suite 136, Torrance,
CA 90501
(Address, including zip code, off principal
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
310-214-0065
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 17, 2012,
Emmaus Medical, Inc., a subsidiary of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
Date: July 17, 2012
By:
/s/ Peter Ludlum
Name:
Peter Ludlum
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document Description
99.1
Emmaus press release dated July 17, 2012 re: European Commission Grants Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for Emmaus Medical's Sickle Cell Treatment.