(Under a 1998 agreement that limits how tobacco companies can market cigarettes, product placement in movies is no longer allowed.)

Litigation by Nixon against tobacco companies for illegally marketing cigarettes to young people resulted in the largest settlement in the history of the state.

He said that "tobacco companies have recklessly and cynically marketed cigarettes to non-smoking groups in Asia."

The tobacco manufacturers have not conceded that they ever marketed cigarettes to teen-agers.

Cigarette producers have repeatedly denied that they marketed cigarettes to underage buyers.

In Kentucky, our stand against the big tobacco companies marketing cigarettes to kids hurt Al in the tobacco-growing areas.

The state presented no document stating unequivocally that Philip Morris marketed cigarettes to teen-agers under 18.

"We should not be marketing cigarettes to young people," Mr. Bible said.

While industry leaders have said they will not market cigarettes to children overseas, they oppose any restrictions that would stop them from doing so.

But it still remains clear that those who market cigarettes should not be allowed to do so.