Define Freedom

So in case you couldn't tell this is a serious post. And I have some actual thought out points here. And I just want to know, why is it that in a country built on the basis of freedom has so many laws that really restrict our ability to pursue our happiness, thus taking away some of our freedom. Now I get how some things are there to protect the innocence of younger kids such as the outlawing of public nudity or sex. And there's also the laws that are there to protect you more directly such as looking down on rape, molesters, and certain drugs. But there are some restrictions that don't make sense. Things like being an age requirement to drive, or the outlawing of some drugs, or like the outlawing of vagrancy. By outlawing of vagrancy I mean that it's illegal to be on the street and beg and look poor and such. And the age requirement to drive should be lifted and just have where there are more requirements the younger you are. Cause I know quite a few kids that can't give someone a ride on the back of a bike to places. And the one drug that shouldn't be outlawed is marijuana. Especially if some stuff that are more destructive such as alcohol and tobacco are legal just with an age restriction. Marijuana has no proven addictive effects. Now that's assuming that you use it for a recreational use. If you use it to help move yourself along then the psychological effects are horrible. It makes it harder to enjoy life if you aren't smoking when you did smoke it when feeling mad, sad, etc. Negative emotions plus drugs, not just Marijuana, is not a good mix. But look at alcohol. It causes people to act like total idiots and it ends with you falling asleep in a puddle of puke. People will say that they use alcohol to have fun, that happens with marijuana also. You feel like shit in the morning also. People who smoke tobacco run the risk of receiving cancer from it. They use it to relieve stress, something commonly done with marijuana also. They use it to help relieve pain also. So something that is less destructive is outlawed when it can serve the same purpose as 2 of the most commonly used ones. Now then again, there's things like customs. But I really wish that public nudity wasn't illegal. Because I would love to just run outside with nothing on when it's raining. Or go for a jog in my underwear at 2 in the morning. It's still in the idea to protect us, but if we're willing to risk it, what's the point? They know we're going to do it anyways, and if the idea is to protect us I don't think going to jail where people get killed and raped very often is exactly protecting you.