Mega Dittos.
I am libertarian and favor “free markets and free minds”. But freedom cannot prosper without the rule of law and state administered justice.
The dividing line is are you willing to use government force of arms to compel others to do your biding?
I am against drug and alcohol use. But I would never ask an armed government agent to prevent some else for using them which means I see no point in having laws that make them illegal. On the other had if you harm some while high you should still face a full measure of justice. Also, as an employer I should be free to reject you for drug use and en if it’s legal.
“The dividing line is are you willing to use government force of arms to compel others to do your biding?”
That’s the problem with libertarians. They see laws in a childish view. Laws are not MY bidding, they are OUR bidding, yours included.
They also conflate private property rights with no responsibilities in exercising those rights. Example, drunk driving laws when no one is injured. Problem is the risks posed by drunk driving. You can’t take back a life lost, but libertarians will claim there shouldn’t be laws involving risks. Funny thing though, if I flew my airplane feet from their roof or fired my gun in my backyard near their house they would scream about risks.
I was a registered libertarian for several decades, but in protest to republicans being either heavy handed or being too corrupt to be useful. In all my political travels, I found libertarians the most childish in not respecting reality; just a bunch of wishful thinking.