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Author

![Portrait of Rob Harley, Gran Canaria Social Clubs news desk](/images/uploads/5f094d99-3443-4907-8555-2910851fd38a/rob-harley-1920x1920.jpg)

# Rob Harley

Cannabis policy & news writer for Gran Canaria Social Clubs

Rob Harley has reported on cannabis law and the non-profit association movement across Europe for the past decade. He focuses on how regulation actually reaches the members who use cannabis social clubs — the paperwork, the limits, and the slow build of public trust. His work for Gran Canaria Social Clubs aims to be accurate, sourced, and free of hype.

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Cannabis policy Regulation Social clubs Europe

## Latest articles

![Gran Canaria association meeting table with private membership documents and Spanish legal papers](/images/uploads/434e5967-721f-4b0e-be0e-8a404ef4c8f1/news-hero-spain-s-cannabis-associations-fight-the-legal-vacuum-as-gran-canaria-watches-1920x1080.jpg)

Policy

### [Spain’s Cannabis Associations Fight the Legal Vacuum as Gran Canaria Watches](/news/policy/spain-s-cannabis-associations-fight-the-legal-vacuum-as-gran-canaria-watches "Spain’s Cannabis Associations Fight the Legal Vacuum as Gran Canaria Watches — read the article")

Spain’s cannabis associations face legal uncertainty and closure risks. Gran Canaria’s debate shows why private clubs remain in a contested space.

By **Rob Harley** in Policy August 1, 2026

![National Police evidence display from Operation Tijuana beside a rented van in Gran Canaria](/images/uploads/80c12bfa-3c96-4bfc-bb7d-8db6acf8c172/news-hero-spain-arrests-seven-in-gran-canaria-drug-trafficking-case-involving-local-police-1920x1080.jpg)

Legal

### [Spain arrests seven in Gran Canaria drug-trafficking case involving local police officer](/news/legal/spain-arrests-seven-in-gran-canaria-drug-trafficking-case-involving-local-police-officer "Spain arrests seven in Gran Canaria drug-trafficking case involving local police officer — read the article")

Spain's National Police arrested seven in Gran Canaria, including a Las Palmas local police officer, and seized more than 300 kilos of hashish.

By **Rob Harley** in Legal August 1, 2026

![Nivaria Tech’s authorised medical cannabis cultivation complex on former agricultural land in Tenerife](/images/uploads/250d3938-feeb-4463-8e0c-9d29c5d4ec7b/news-hero-spain-authorises-the-canary-islands-first-medical-cannabis-cultivation-in-teneri-1920x1080.jpg)

Business

### [Spain Authorises the Canary Islands’ First Medical Cannabis Cultivation in Tenerife](/news/business/spain-authorises-the-canary-islands-first-medical-cannabis-cultivation-in-tenerife "Spain Authorises the Canary Islands’ First Medical Cannabis Cultivation in Tenerife — read the article")

Spain’s AEMPS authorises Nivaria Tech’s first medical cannabis cultivation in Tenerife, combining farming, processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

By **Rob Harley** in Business August 1, 2026