FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Benton Andrew
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. [ENSC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 7946 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 201
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2021
(Street)

LA JOLLA, CA 92037
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (2) $ 3.35 06/30/2021   A   65,850     (1) 01/23/2030 Common Stock 65,850 (1) 65,850 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Benton Andrew
C/O ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
7946 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 201
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Andrew Benton   07/02/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) On June 30, 2021, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 31, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement") among Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (f/k/a Leisure Acquisition Corp.) (the "Issuer"), EB Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), and Ensysce Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Ensysce"), Merger Sub merged with and into Ensysce (the "Merger"), with Ensysce surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option and warrant of Ensysce that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time was assumed by the Issuer (each, a "Derivative Security") and represents the right to acquire an adjusted number of shares of Common Stock at an adjusted exercise price, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(2) The option vests over three years with 1/3 of the total number of shares subject to the option vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 1/36th of the total number of shares subject to the option vesting monthly thereafter, until fully vested on 01/24/2023.

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