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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-034314
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220316
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220316
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220316

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AKANDA CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001888014
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41324
		FILM NUMBER:		22743875

	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
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PRIVATE ISSUER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE&nbsp;13a-16&nbsp;OR&nbsp;15d-16</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>For the month of March&nbsp;2022</B></P>

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001-41324</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>AKANDA CORP.</B></P>

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Name)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>1a, 1b Learoyd Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>New Romney TN28 8XU,
United Kingdom</B></P>

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Executive Offices)</B></P>

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files or will file annual reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;or Form&nbsp;40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white">Form&nbsp;20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K&nbsp;in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K&nbsp;in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On March&nbsp;15, 2022, Akanda Corp. issued a press release announcing
the closing of the first day of trading of its ordinary shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol &ldquo;AKAN&rdquo;,
a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Report on Form&nbsp;6-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The press release furnished in this report as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 shall
not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm2129724d18_ex99-1.htm">Akanda Corp. Closes Its First Day of Trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white">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, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Date: March&nbsp;16, 2022</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Akanda Corp. Closes
Its First Day of Trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>London, March&nbsp;15, 2022</B> &ndash; Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN)
(&ldquo;Akanda&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), an international medical cannabis company, today commenced the trading of its common
shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol &ldquo;AKAN&rdquo;. The common shares closed their first day of trading above
the offering price at $10.50.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On March&nbsp;14, 2022, the Company priced its underwritten public
offering (the &quot;Offering&quot;) of 4,000,000 common shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds to the
Company from the Offering were $16,000,000, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other expenses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Boustead Securities, LLC acted as the lead underwriter for the Offering.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The securities described above are being sold by Akanda pursuant to
a registration statement, as amended, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;SEC&quot;), which was
declared effective on March&nbsp;14, 2022. The Offering has been made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus related
to the Offering may be obtained, when available, from Boustead Securities, LLC, via email: <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">offerings@boustead1828.com</FONT>
or by calling +1 (949) 502-4408 or standard mail at Boustead Securities, LLC, Attn: Equity Capital Markets, 6 Venture, Suite&nbsp;395,&nbsp;Irvine,
CA 92618, USA. In addition, a copy of the final prospectus relating to the Offering may be obtained via the SEC's website at <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">www.sec.gov</FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any
sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Akanda Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Akanda is an international medical cannabis and wellness platform company
seeking to help people lead better lives through improved access to high quality and affordable products. The Company is building a seed-to-patient
supply chain, connecting patients in the UK and Europe with diverse products including cannabis products cultivated at its competitively
advantaged grow operation in the Kingdom of Lesotho and with other trusted third-party brands. Akanda&rsquo;s initial portfolio includes
Bophelo Bioscience&nbsp;&amp; Wellness, a GACP qualified cultivation campus in the Kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa, and CanMart,
a UK-based fully licensed pharmaceutical importer and distributor which supplies pharmacies and clinics within the UK.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Connect with Akanda: <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Email</FONT>
|&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Website</FONT><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">&nbsp;</FONT>| <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">LinkedIn</FONT>
| </FONT><FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Twitter</FONT> | <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Instagram</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investor Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Matt Chesler, CFA</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">FNK IR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-decoration: underline">ir@akandacorp.com&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media Contact</B>s</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>United States:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Annie Grant</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Allison + Partners</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-decoration: underline">akanda@allisonpr.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Europe:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Imogen Saunders</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Irvine Partners</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-decoration: underline">imogen@irvinepartners.co.uk</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Underwriter Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dan McClory, Head of Equity Capital Markets</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Boustead Securities, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>dan@boustead1828.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This press release contains certain &quot;forward-looking information&quot;
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute &quot;forward-looking
statements&quot; within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition,
but instead represent only Akanda's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside of Akanda's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &quot;plans&quot;, &quot;expects&quot; or &quot;does not expect&quot;, &quot;is expected&quot;,
 &quot;budget&quot;, &quot;scheduled&quot;, &quot;estimates&quot;, &quot;forecasts&quot;, &quot;intends&quot;, &quot;anticipates&quot;
or &quot;does not anticipate&quot;, or &quot;believes&quot;, or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain
actions, events or results &quot;may&quot;, &quot;could&quot;, &quot;would&quot;, &quot;might&quot; or &quot;will be taken&quot;, &quot;will
continue&quot;, &quot;will occur&quot; or &quot;will be achieved&quot;. Forward-looking information may relate to anticipated events or
results including, but not limited to business strategy, product development and sales and growth plans. The forward-looking information
and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Akanda does not undertake
to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance
with applicable securities laws.</P>

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