One confusing reply, and one scary.
I don't think ephedrine has been banned, Bryan, just its herbal variation which was cheaper and from which pharmacutical companies didn't make a profit. Bronchaid and other otc medications with ephedrine are still out there and I don't think the ban will affect them. Do you have some more information that says the ban will cover all the products?
Also as for the availability of steroids and prohormones on the black market, they may be easy to get but they'll be far more dangerous and any accountability for damage done by tainted or defective products will impossible to realize. Problem is the market will be there no matter what, the pragmatic answer seems to be keeping them legal with safety restrictions that can be effectively enforced.
As for Dark Master, if you voluntarily paid for the supplement you didn't get fleeced. It doesn't take that much research to find out what's a crock and what's genuine. No one forced you to buy it, did they?
All the law will do is put a regulatory boundry up which will cost money to get past, and not necessarily ensure good products. What is and is not allowed on the market will by nature of the regulatory system be dictated by politics, not science. What it will ensure is that only bigger companies will be able to do research and bring a product to market, because smaller companies won't be able to afford it anymore. Whether it works or not, whether it's dangerous or not, or anything else that's actually relevant won't be the primary factors in determining what gets to market.