Every Mothers Day, millions of American women receive cards from their children. In 2005, more than 150 million Mothers Day cards were sent to the 82.5 million American women who were mothers, and today there are 300,000 more mothers than there were then. (Those numbers come from U.S. Census reports that can be found here and here.)

Some Mothers Day cards are funny, some are bland, and some are handmade and sincere. And then some, this year at least, address marijuana legalization.

The source of these particular cards is a group called Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, or SAFER, a national non-profit that tries to educate people about the relative harms of marijuana and alcohol. More specifically, they argue that our laws should reflect the fact that while alcohol kills 20,000 people a year, no studies have found a link between marijuana overdose and death (at least according to this post on the blog Momlogic). SAFER’s idea was that Mothers Day could also become “Tell your Mothers Day.” 

The SAFER pizza comes with red sauce, basil, tomatoes, garlic, feta and mozzarella and will sell for the same prices as its other specialty pizzas: $17.99 for a large; $16.99 for a medium; and $13.99 for a small. One dollar of each pizza, and 25 cents of each slice, will be set aside for SAFER. Slices go for $2.50 apiece.

Sexy Pizza owner Kayvan Khalatbari says he got the idea after chatting with SAFER executive director Mason Tvert. The idea for the toppings, he says, originated with an employee who had tried the pizza combination and wanted to put it on the menu. The new pie launched in association with SAFER's recent fifth anniversary celebration.

World-renowned hemp and cannabis activist Jack Herer passed away today at the age of 71.  Jack is the author of the seminal and influential book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes, which was translated into over a dozen different languages, and he is the subject of the documentary, The Emperor of Hemp. Below is a video of Jack's last speech, which he delivered at last year's Portland Hempstock just before having a heart attack.  A video documenting that incident follows after the jump.

As the Salem-News reported earlier today:

The Hemperor, Jack Herer has Died

By Bonnie King, Salem-News.com

The global cannabis community mourns the loss of the great Jack Herer.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The sad news has been confirmed. Jack Herer, author of Emperor Wears No Clothes and renowned around the world for hemp activism, has died at 11:17 a.m. today, in Eugene, Oregon.

Jack Herer suffered a heart attack last September just after speaking on stage at the Portland HempStalk festival. The last seven months have proven to be a huge challenge to the man, with several health issues making his recovery complicated.

Jack Herer's health has been poor lately, this last week there have been reports of the severity, and an outpouring of prayers on his behalf.

"It's shocking news, even after these last seven, trying months," said Paul Stanford, THCF Executive Director.

"Jack Herer has been a good friend and associate of mine for over 30 years. I was there when he had the heart attack at our Hempstalk festival and I know he wouldn’t appreciate the quality of life he's endured these last months. Still he will be greatly missed. I honor his memory."

"No other single person has done more to educate people all across the world about industrial hemp and marijuana as Jack Herer. His book is translated into a dozen different languages, it's a bestseller in Germany," added Stanford.

"The Hempstalk stage will forever be the Jack Herer Memorial stage. And, a Memorial is planned to be built where he fell that day," Stanford said."His legacy will continue to inspire and encourage for generations to come."