Exhibit 99.6
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                              FIRST AMENDMENT TO
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                         REGENT/B&W LICENSE AGREEMENT
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     THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 25th day of April, 2001 among Regent Court
Technologies, a general partnership of which Jonnie R. Williams ("Williams"), of
Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, and Francis O'Donnell, Jr. ("O'Donnell"), of
Chesterfield, Missouri, are partners, Star Scientific, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Licensor"), and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Licensee") (collectively, the "Parties").

     WHEREAS, the Parties entered into a Regent/B&W License Agreement dated
August 15, 2000 [***]

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the agreements between the
Licensor and Licensee reflected in a Restated Master Agreement of like date, the
Parties agree that the second sentence of Paragraph 2 of the Regent/B&W License
Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

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     As hereby amended, the Regent/B&W License Agreement is confirmed as being
in full force and effect.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.



                           REGENT COURT TECHNOLOGIES


                           By:
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                                     General Partner


                           and by:
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                                       General Partner


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                                    Jonnie R. Williams


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                                  Francis O'Donnell, Jr.


                           STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.


                           By:
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                           BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION


                           By:
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