(new: Federal Council decision on cannabis, share price performance)

FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The cannabis shares of Synbiotic continued their rally on Friday after the positive decision of the Federal Council. They jumped to 15.15 euros, roughly doubling since Tuesday. They last traded at 12.75 euros, an increase of 7.6 percent.

After decades of debate, the way is now clear for the partial legalization of cannabis in Germany. On Friday, the Bundesrat passed a law passed by the Bundestag that will allow possession and cultivation of the drug for adults with numerous requirements for personal use from April 1.

Despite many points of criticism, there was no majority in favor of sending the law to the mediation committee with parliament and thus putting the brakes on it for the time being.

In the meantime, the shares had lost 13 percent compared to the Xetra close on Thursday because it was initially uncertain whether the Bundesrat would allow the legalization of cannabis to pass. However, Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) had remained optimistic until the end that this would succeed./ag/mis/ajx/jha/