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  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2024</B></FONT></P>
  
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  No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
  
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  STATES</B></FONT></P>
  
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  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
  
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  DC 20549</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>FORM
  S-8</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>UNDER</I></B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">AKANDA
  CORP.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; width: 49%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Ontario,
      Canada</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; width: 49%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Not
      Applicable</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  
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      <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.6pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State
      or other jurisdiction of <BR>
  incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S.
      Employer <BR>
  Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Akanda
      Corp.</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>1a,
      1b Learoyd Road</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>New
      Romney TN28 8XU, United Kingdom</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Not
      Applicable</B></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Zip
      Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AKANDA
  CORP. 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Full
  title of the plan)</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>C
  T Corporation System</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>1015 15th Street N.W., Suite 1000</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington,
  DC 20005</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Name
  and address of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>1
  (866) 925-9916</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>with
  a copy to:</I></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Mark
  C. Lee</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Rimon,
  P.C.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>423
  Washington Street, Suite 600</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>San
  Francisco, CA 94111</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(916)
  603-3444</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company,
  or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller
  reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Large accelerated
      filer</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated
      filer</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: left">&#9744;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated
      filer</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9746;</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller
      reporting company</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging
      growth company</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
    </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
  an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
  with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  II</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
  following documents filed by&nbsp;Akanda Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;)
  with&nbsp;the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) are incorporated by reference herein:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
  Registrant&rsquo;s annual report on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888014/000121390024038353/ea0204189-20f_akanda.htm">Form 20-F</A> filed with the Commission on May 1, 2024; and</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
  description of the Registrant&rsquo;s common shares contained in <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888014/000121390024038353/ea020418901ex2-1_akanda.htm">Exhibit 2.1</A> to its annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission
  on May 1, 2024, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">All
  documents filed and to be filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), subsequent to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 (this &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) and, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
  securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
  into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective date of filing of such documents. The Registrant&rsquo;s
  Exchange Act file number with the Commission is 001-41324. In addition, any Report on Form 6-K of the Registrant hereafter furnishes
  to the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act shall be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement if and to the extent
  provided in such document.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Any
  statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
  for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which
  also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
  shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  4. Description of Securities.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
  applicable.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
  applicable.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
  accordance with the&nbsp;<I>Business Corporations Act</I>&nbsp;(Ontario) and pursuant to the bylaws of the Registrant (the &ldquo;Bylaws&rdquo;),
  subject to certain conditions, the Registrant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify a director or officer, a former
  director or officer, or another individual who acts or acted at the Registrant&rsquo;s request as a director or officer, or an individual
  acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including any amount paid to settle an action
  or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other
  proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Registrant or other entity. The Registrant shall
  advance monies to a director, officer or other individual for costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such
  a proceeding; provided that such individual shall repay the moneys if the individual does not fulfill the conditions described below
  or is not successful on the merits in their defense of the action or proceeding. Indemnification is prohibited unless the individual:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9679;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">acted
  honestly and in good faith with a view to the Registrant&rsquo;s best interests;</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9679;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">in
  the case of a criminal or administration action or proceeding enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds to believe the conduct
  was lawful; and</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">was
  not judged by a court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to
  have done</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
  Registrant also has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Registrant&rsquo;s executive officers and directors. The
  indemnification agreements provide the indemnitees with contractual rights to indemnification, and expense advancement and reimbursement,
  to the fullest extent permitted under Ontario law.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Not
  applicable.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  8. Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
  following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B></B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%"><A HREF="ea020570901ex5-1_akanda.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="ea020570901ex23-1_akanda.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Green Growth CPAs, independent registered public accounting firm</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="ea020570901ex5-1_akanda.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="#a_001"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney (included in signature page to this Registration Statement)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">107</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="ea020570901ex-fee_akanda.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Filing Fee Table</FONT></A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
  9. Undertakings</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)
  to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">to
  include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">to
  reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
  amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
  statement; and</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
  <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">to
  include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
  material change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></TD>
  </TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided,
  however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
  by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
  15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)
  that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)
  to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
  of the Registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
  filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act ) that is incorporated by
  reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
  persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
  the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
  or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
  is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
  governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A NAME="a_001"></A>SIGNATURES</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fort Lauderdale, the United States, on May 13, 2024.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B></B></FONT></P>
  
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    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">AKANDA CORP.</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 37%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>By:&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid">/s/ Katie Field Katie Field</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Interim Chief Executive Director and Director</I></FONT></TD></TR>
    </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">POWER
  OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-indent: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Katie Field as his
  or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
  any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits
  thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy, and agent full
  power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully
  for all intents and purposes as he or her might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact,
  proxy and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
  
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  to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held
  on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; width: 14%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Katie Field</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director </FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 13, 2024</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Katie Field</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Gurcharn Deol</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer </FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 13, 2024</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gurcharn Deol</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Christopher Cooper</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 13, 2024</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Christopher Cooper</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Jatinder Dhaliwal</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 13, 2024</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jatinder Dhaliwal</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ David Jenkins</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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text: As
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2024
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON,
  DC 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  AKANDA
  CORP.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Ontario,
      Canada
  Not
      Applicable
  (State
      or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S.
      Employer
  Identification No.)
  Akanda
      Corp.
  1a,
      1b Learoyd Road
  New
      Romney TN28 8XU, United Kingdom
  Not
      Applicable
  (Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip
      Code)
  AKANDA
  CORP. 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
  (Full
  title of the plan)
  C
  T Corporation System
  1015 15th Street N.W., Suite 1000
  Washington,
  DC 20005
  (Name
  and address of agent for service)
  1
  (866) 925-9916
  (Telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)
  with
  a copy to:
  Mark
  C. Lee
  Rimon,
  P.C.
  423
  Washington Street, Suite 600
  San
  Francisco, CA 94111
  (916)
  603-3444
  Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company,
  or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller
  reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated
      filer
  ☐
  Accelerated
      filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
      filer
  ☒
  Smaller
      reporting company
  ☒
  Emerging
      growth company
  ☒
  If
  an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
  with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  PART
  II
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item
  3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The
  following documents filed by Akanda Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (the "Registrant")
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference herein:
  (a)
  The
  Registrant's annual report on
  Form 20-F
  filed with the Commission on May 1, 2024; and
  (b)
  The
  description of the Registrant's common shares contained in
  Exhibit 2.1
  to its annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission
  on May 1, 2024, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
  All
  documents filed and to be filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") and, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
  securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
  into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective date of filing of such documents. The Registrant's
  Exchange Act file number with the Commission is 001-41324. In addition, any Report on Form 6-K of the Registrant hereafter furnishes
  to the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act shall be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement if and to the extent
  provided in such document.
  Any
  statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
  for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which
  also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
  shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  Item
  4. Description of Securities.
  Not
  applicable.
  Item
  5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Not
  applicable.
  Item
  6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  In
  accordance with the
  Business Corporations Act
  (Ontario) and pursuant to the bylaws of the Registrant (the "Bylaws"),
  subject to certain conditions, the Registrant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify a director or officer, a former
  director or officer, or another individual who acts or acted at the Registrant's request as a director or officer, or an individual
  acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including any amount paid to settle an action
  or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other
  proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Registrant or other entity. The Registrant shall
  advance monies to a director, officer or other individual for costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such
  a proceeding; provided that such individual shall repay the moneys if the individual does not fulfill the conditions described below
  or is not successful on the merits in their defense of the action or proceeding. Indemnification is prohibited unless the individual:
  ●
  acted
  honestly and in good faith with a view to the Registrant's best interests;
  ●
  in
  the case of a criminal or administration action or proceeding enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds to believe the conduct
  was lawful; and
  ●
  was
  not judged by a court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to
  have done
  The
  Registrant also has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Registrant's executive officers and directors. The
  indemnification agreements provide the indemnitees with contractual rights to indemnification, and expense advancement and reimbursement,
  to the fullest extent permitted under Ontario law.
  Item
  7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
  Not
  applicable.
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  Item
  8. Exhibits.
  The
  following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
  5.1
  Opinion of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
  23.1
  Consent of Green Growth CPAs, independent registered public accounting firm
  23.2
  Consent of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included in signature page to this Registration Statement)
  107
  Filing Fee Table
  Item
  9. Undertakings
  (a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
  (i)
  to
  include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  to
  reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
  amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
  statement; and
  (iii)
  to
  include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
  material change to such information in the registration statement;
  provided,
  however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
  by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
  15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
  (2)
  that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), each
  such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (3)
  to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.
  (b)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
  of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
  filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act ) that is incorporated by
  reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (c)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
  persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
  the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
  or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
  is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
  jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
  governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fort Lauderdale, the United States, on May 13, 2024.
  AKANDA CORP.
  By:
  /s/ Katie Field Katie Field
  Interim Chief Executive Director and Director
  POWER
  OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
  , that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Katie Field as his
  or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
  any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits
  thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy, and agent full
  power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully
  for all intents and purposes as he or her might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact,
  proxy and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held
  on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Katie Field
  Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
  May 13, 2024
  Katie Field
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  /s/ Gurcharn Deol
  Chief Financial Officer
  May 13, 2024
  Gurcharn Deol
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  /s/ Christopher Cooper
  Director
  May 13, 2024
  Christopher Cooper
  /s/ Jatinder Dhaliwal
  Director
  May 13, 2024
  Jatinder Dhaliwal
  /s/ David Jenkins
  Director
  May 13, 2024
  David Jenkins
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