--- title: "Rob Harley — Cannabis Policy & News Writer | Mallorca CSC" description: "Articles by Rob Harley, covering European cannabis policy, regulation and the non-profit association model for Cannabivo." canonical: https://mallorca-csc.com/news/author/rob-harley language: en robots: index, follow og_type: profile type: author-archive language_alternates: en: https://mallorca-csc.com/news/author/rob-harley.md cs: https://mallorca-csc.com/cs/novinky/autor/rob-harley.md de: https://mallorca-csc.com/de/nachrichten/autor/rob-harley.md es: https://mallorca-csc.com/es/noticias/autor/rob-harley.md fr: https://mallorca-csc.com/fr/actualites/auteur/rob-harley.md hu: https://mallorca-csc.com/hu/hirek/szerzo/rob-harley.md it: https://mallorca-csc.com/it/notizie/autore/rob-harley.md nl: https://mallorca-csc.com/nl/nieuws/auteur/rob-harley.md pl: https://mallorca-csc.com/pl/aktualnosci/autor/rob-harley.md pt: https://mallorca-csc.com/pt/noticias/autor/rob-harley.md ru: https://mallorca-csc.com/ru/новости/автор/rob-harley.md tr: https://mallorca-csc.com/tr/haberler/yazar/rob-harley.md zh: https://mallorca-csc.com/zh/资讯/作者/rob-harley.md ja: https://mallorca-csc.com/ja/ニュース/著者/rob-harley.md ar: https://mallorca-csc.com/ar/أخبار/مؤلف/rob-harley.md ko: https://mallorca-csc.com/ko/소식/저자/rob-harley.md pt-br: https://mallorca-csc.com/pt-br/noticias/autor/rob-harley.md hi: https://mallorca-csc.com/hi/समाचार/लेखक/rob-harley.md generated: 2026-07-22 --- > **Machine-readable Markdown rendering.** This is a Markdown representation of a web page, > served for AI agents and crawlers as a token-efficient alternative to the full HTML. > Full interactive HTML version: https://mallorca-csc.com/news/author/rob-harley > Canonical URL: https://mallorca-csc.com/news/author/rob-harley > Available languages: en, cs, de, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pl, pt, ru, tr, zh, ja, ar, ko, pt-br, hi Author ![Portrait of Rob Harley, Cannabivo news desk](/images/uploads/5f094d99-3443-4907-8555-2910851fd38a/rob-harley-1920x1920.jpg) # Rob Harley Cannabis policy & news writer for Cannabivo 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 Cannabivo aims to be accurate, sourced, and free of hype. [View member profile](/user-profile?u=a65dddce-73db-40b5-8660-fe93612a7384 "View this author's member profile")Writes aboutCannabis policyRegulationSocial clubsEurope ## Latest articles ![Residents gathered in Santanyí’s Plaça de la Constitució for the Sant Jaume festival opening](/images/uploads/0ebf7a01-5380-4f23-ad7b-56caa0f73ca0/news-hero-santany-enters-the-central-week-of-the-2026-sant-jaume-festivities-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Santanyí enters the central week of the 2026 Sant Jaume festivities](/news/policy/santany-enters-the-central-week-of-the-2026-sant-jaume-festivities "Santanyí enters the central week of the 2026 Sant Jaume festivities — read the article") Santanyí reaches the central week of its 2026 Sant Jaume festivities, with music, traditions, culture, family events and fireworks through 2 August. By **Rob Harley** in PolicyYesterday ![Mallorca restaurant owner reviewing proposed anti-smoking rules beside an outdoor terrace](/images/uploads/057973d2-89bd-4db0-8d94-f95f2e3bdae6/news-hero-pimem-restauraci-n-warns-balearic-small-businesses-over-spain-s-new-anti-smoking-1920x1080.jpg) Business ### [PIMEM-Restauración warns Balearic small businesses over Spain’s new anti-smoking bill](/news/business/pimem-restauraci-n-warns-balearic-small-businesses-over-spain-s-new-anti-smoking-bill "PIMEM-Restauración warns Balearic small businesses over Spain’s new anti-smoking bill — read the article") PIMEM-Restauración warns Spain’s anti-smoking bill could burden Mallorca and Balearic small businesses with new terrace rules, costs and duties. By **Rob Harley** in BusinessYesterday ![Spanish Senate committee hearing with Javier Padilla at the witness table](/images/uploads/82879072-70e6-4911-853a-f9118497ae4d/news-hero-spain-rules-out-recreational-cannabis-legalisation-as-the-health-ministry-sticks-1920x1080.jpg) Science ### [Spain rules out recreational cannabis legalisation as the health ministry sticks to medical use](/news/science/spain-rules-out-recreational-cannabis-legalisation-as-the-health-ministry-sticks-to-medical-use "Spain rules out recreational cannabis legalisation as the health ministry sticks to medical use — read the article") Spain’s health ministry says recreational cannabis legalisation is off the table, while medical cannabis and youth-use data remain in focus. By **Rob Harley** in ScienceJuly 4, 2026 ![Police vehicles outside an Ibiza villa after an illegal party raid](/images/uploads/c160f468-67ac-40c6-8c68-9ba29f535cb1/news-hero-ibiza-residents-push-back-after-police-raid-illegal-1-000-guest-villa-party-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Ibiza Residents Push Back After Police Raid Illegal 1,000-Guest Villa Party](/news/policy/ibiza-residents-push-back-after-police-raid-illegal-1-000-guest-villa-party "Ibiza Residents Push Back After Police Raid Illegal 1,000-Guest Villa Party — read the article") Police raided an illegal 1,000-guest Ibiza villa party as residents pushed back, amid wider Balearic tensions over disorder and housing. By **Rob Harley** in PolicyJuly 2, 2026 ![German holidaymakers outside a Palma cannabis social club entrance](/images/uploads/35dda921-c880-40f8-82b7-5866a44fdfad/news-hero-germany-s-mallorca-travellers-face-spain-s-public-cannabis-ban-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Germany's Mallorca travellers face Spain's public cannabis ban](/news/policy/germany-s-mallorca-travellers-face-spain-s-public-cannabis-ban "Germany's Mallorca travellers face Spain's public cannabis ban — read the article") A BILD Mallorca podcast says public cannabis use can bring several-hundred-euro fines, while private clubs are the legal exception. By **Rob Harley** in PolicyJuly 2, 2026