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The LP's stance is pretty simple. Small government, free markets, individual liberty. I call that pretty conservative

So simple that they can't take a position on abortion. Also they are pro-drug.

I know, I know, they aren't pro-drug because there candidates don't use or promote drugs. That stance is like the demos on abortion. Lot's of democrats will say they are personally against abortion, but it should remain legal, thus they are pro-abortion.

I guess you will state that the demos position on abortion is "conservative".

they aren't pro-drug because there candidates don't use or promote drugs. That stance is like the demos on abortion. Lot's of democrats will say they are personally against abortion, but it should remain legal, thus they are pro-abortion.

Actually, I would agree that "pro-abortion" is not (usually) an accurate term. It's closer to the truth (when applied to liberals) than "pro-choice;" I've heard "pro-abortion-choice" suggested as the right term for most liberals.

Poor comparison. Abortion is a violation of the rights of someone else (the fetus/baby). Smoking marijuana/doing whatever drugs only harms the drug user. If you're a Christian, then you hopefully believe that you personally own your body, in a partnership with G-d. The only other alternative is that you believe the state owns your body, not in partnership with you.

Yes, the LP is in favor of the decriminalization of drugs.

For one thing, we don't particularly cotton to the government telling us what to do or not to do with our bodies. We believe in individual liberty, and that includes the freedom to ingest or not ingest chemicals. We believe people are free to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, eat fried chicken, or smoke a joint.

The same government that can outlaw marijuana is the same government that can ban alcohol (done that), ban cigarette smoking (on its way to doing that), or ban fried, unhealthy foods (haven't quite gotten this far yet).

The LP position is simple: small government, individual liberty. The criminalization of drugs is incompatible with both positions.

As far as abortion goes, the LP does have a position. For your convenience, I'll copy the relevant portion of the platform here:

Recognizing that abortion is a very sensitive issue and that people, including libertarians, can hold good-faith views on both sides, we believe the government should be kept out of the question.

We condemn state-funded and state-mandated abortions. It is particularly harsh to force someone who believes that abortion is murder to pay for another's abortion.

It is the right and obligation of the pregnant woman, not the state, to decide the desirability or appropriateness of prenatal testing, Caesarean births, fetal surgery, voluntary surrogacy arrangements, and/or home births.