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This is why, in a recent interview with the Washington

Jan. 20, 2019 by Paul Fletcher

This is why, in a recent interview with the Washington Post, Clark County Mayor Andy Clark said that the state must act.

"I'm calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to intervene and stop this measles outbreak," he told the Post.

Clark County's emergency response to the measles outbreak, known as the "pre-vaccination crisis," has been hampered by a lack of coordination of the county's medical-marijuana programs.

Despite being a heavily populated county, Clark County's marijuana law is in jeopardy of being struck down entirely due to the lack of coordination between its medical-marijuana programs. As governor, Clark County was the first in the state to pass a medical-marijuana law, passed in 2010. The statewide law has been criticized by pro-marijuana activists who fear that legalization of marijuana could lead to a massive increase in illegal and immoral marijuana use—and would cause serious harm to the state's children.

Despite the fact that Clark County has already passed its most recent medical-marijuana law in 2015, it continues to be a state that is subject to state criminal-enforcement laws.

The government has not only failed to ensure the safety of the public but has not even taken steps to provide basic health care services within its borders, including vaccinations. The county has had to issue licenses to doctors to prescribe vaccinations as well as to use emergency rooms and other facilities to treat the measles.