May 3, 2023
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tyler Howes
Re: Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (the “Company”)
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-271096
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned respectfully requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 9:00AM EDT on Friday, May 5, 2023, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| ● | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
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| ● | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
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| ● | the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
If you have any questions, please call Avital Perlman at 912-930-9700.
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Very truly yours,
LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP.
By: /s/ Christopher Bunka
Christopher Bunka
Chief Executive Officer
