I think they have a healthy anti-government mentality. That’s why the pro-government republican establishment is so intent on destroying or at least marginalizing them.
Many young people will have a “let me do my thing” attitude towards government and many will have a “government should take things from the old farts so I can have it” attitude.
Sadly, many of them have both attitudes and don’t see the conflict.
That’s what I hear. My nephews - who are straight arrows - talk about Ron Paul because of two things.
They want to see the constitution restored.
And they are angry that all the oldsters are going leave them to foot the bill for this incredible debt that their parents have given them. (we are going to leave them penniless by our actions).
The drug thing is mostly a red herring as with Paul’s stance on states rights, a state could craft drug laws that would execute pot smokers. In listening to my nephews it seems he is against Federal laws. And it was FDR that used the commerce clause to involve the Fed with every aspect of our lives. And are any of us going to support FDR, the near communist?
In my opinion I would actually like to see different states with different laws - then I could live in a state that reflects my beliefs and not have the Fed force its progressive PC agenda on all of us.