Without making much noise, the Barcelona City Council sent out a statement at the end of July warning that "cannabis associations will have to adapt to a new legal situation". The council issued the warning after a ruling by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) that overturned the municipal urban planning regulations for cannabis clubs. The TSJC argued that the City Council is not competent to regulate them, "not even from the urbanistic point of view", because it considers that they are spaces "susceptible of committing crimes". It claims that it is the exclusive competence of the State.