overdoses, reduce drug use in public places and promote safer injection practices that reduce the spread of diseases. joining me now the executive director of the drug policy alliance. cassandra, this is a really interesting concept. i remember that hamsterdam episode very well. why do you think facilities like this work? they work because they remove discard like syringes off the streets. we encourage people to move from being in the street in parks and actually moving into a facility where they can get access to safer injection strategies as well as clean equipment, and they re connected to people that can get them connected to treatment and housing and food security, and really figure out how we can surround people and give people wrap around services so they can stay alive enough to make other choices. right, i mean, listen, you know, i can t help but wonder what would have happened had sites been around the crack
so you can reach more customers, create more opportunities, and finish this year strong. visit your local t-mobile store today. too young. wmd. all right, of course all you wire fans know that as hamsterdam, in the real world it s known as a safe drug consumption site, and new york city is the country s first city to offer a safe haven so drug users can consume illegal drugs safely. the sites are meant to prevent
even blow bubbles with it. but what happens to it off the words. in the netherlands someone a half million kilos of chewing gum wind up littering the streets every year it s a sticky problem. the problem with chewing gum isn t just that it sticks to your clothes and shoes. for twenty five years to decompose. so hamsterdam has devised a way to recycle this waste it s teamed up with designers to produce gumshoes thirty percent of the shoe soles are made from recycled chewing gum in your souls rather than on them in the common in the future it will hang these gumdrop bins in schools and train stations i think they really resemble gum. you can just toss your
mickey mantle was pretty crazy. hamsterdam was one. larry: what of that? i had written a letter to a hotel in amsterdam. i said i am implementing my plan and need to know what health permits i need. my play is called hamsterdam. the telling of your beautiful city using hamsters. i need to bring 300 loose hamsters into your hotel and this is for 12 nights. the hotel replied, our hotel cannot accommodate 300 hamsters in a room. please. i wrote them back. i understand your concern about keeping 300 hamsters in my room. it is wrong. i now realize this is a disease issue. that is why i ve decided to restage my hamsterdam play. it is now called amsterclam. it is the telling about your beautiful city using clams. i will check in with 500 clams and have them live with me. clams are not like filthy hamsters, they are wet. please alert housekeeping so when they open the door they can spray. larry: oh, man. now, let s hear about your
okay, i ll read it. this is to the kanook winds indian casino. i want to sell ham sandwiches in your restrooms. have a sign on the restroom mirror that says we have the potty melt. can you direct me to what office i would contact to request casino credit. they reply, dear mr. nancy, we thank you for your interest but at this time we re not interested in putting any businesses in the restroom. we have five food outlets for our customers. thank you for considering us, but at this time we are fine. larry: what do you make of i mean, your mind is wild. i think so. larry: i mean, you are you know you re a little nuts. what do you think is the craziest one you ever wrote? mickey mantle was pretty crazy. hamsterdam was one. larry: what of that? i had written a letter to a