So, my sister and brother in law came to visit this weekend. My brother in law works for a Congressman, and he'll occasionally talk to me about what he knows is going on behind the scenes in the House. He said that we should expect something positive on the tobacco front, in regards to the FDA regulations. There's some technical issues that make things interesting/complicated, but he thinks that they're going to kill it. It's not a matter of if, it's only a matter of when.
That's about the most positive thing I've heard on this front.
Cautiously optimistic.
Awesome possible news.. don't tell my wife though, she's all aboard with me stocking up the tobacco cellar, and now picking up pipes made outside the US cause they were targeted as well.