Certain people have bought the right politicians(cough, cough, NPRA) this time. The senate majority leader completely flip flopped on the issue over the summer, only a few months after vowing to stonewall the bill, and even passed it out of committee during a special summer session of congress. He has obviously been promised money for a 2016 election(I'm guessing federal office).
Anyone planning to continue a small operation for the long haul needs to be seriously thinking about expanding their production, or developing their own brand if their quality really is leaps and bounds above all others.