The German parliament on Friday cleared the way for the partial legalizing of cannabis for personal use from April 1.
Upper house lawmakers decided to let the long-debated bill pass during its session on Friday, after it was approved by the lower house last month.
The landmark legislation allows for adult possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis for personal use in public.
Three live cannabis plants will be legal in one's own home and up to 50 grams of cannabis for personal use there.
Smoking weed in public spaces is to be banned in schools, sports facilities and within 100 metres of these facilities.
The bill did not formally require Bundesrat approval, but the chamber could have called on a mediation committee and slowed down the process.
Despite some critical voices, there was no majority in favour of sending the law to the mediation committee on Friday. In order to avert a vote against the bill in the upper house, the German government promised to amend some of the regulations retrospectively.
