FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Grasser Joerg
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/26/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CV Sciences, Inc. [cvsi]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2688 SOUTH RAINBOW BLVD STE B
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89146
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 12/25/2028 Common Stock 250,000 $ 3.99 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Grasser Joerg
2688 SOUTH RAINBOW BLVD STE B
LAS VEGAS, NV 89146
      Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Joerg Grasser 01/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option is durational-based. No option shares are vested on the date of grant and the remaining option shares vest and become exercisable as follows: (i) thirty-three percent (33%) of the option shares vest and become exercisable on the one (1) year anniversary of December 26, 2018, provided, however, that there has not been a termination of service as of such date and (ii) the balance of the option shares will vest and become exercisable in a series of twenty-four (24) successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of December 26, 2018, provided, however, that there has not been a termination of service as of each such date. In no event will the option become exercisable for any additional option shares after a termination of service.

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