Amarantus Bioscience Holdings Inc. announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Hempori Inc. Concurrent with this announcement, Hempori has placed an initial purchase order for hemp smokes from Emerald Organic Products Inc. Amarantus intends to evaluate a smoking cessation program, with an initial focus of getting feedback on the hemp smokable products from customers who are actively seeking to reduce, or cease, chronic use of cigarettes and/or e-cigarettes.