Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine appeals sentence, arguing he was 'nothing more than a drug dealer' | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 10, 2026 - 14:06

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Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine appeals sentence, arguing he was 'nothing more than a drug dealer'

June 10, 2026

A doctor sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry is appealing his sentence, arguing he was operating as a drug dealer — not a physician — when he sold the drug to the late star of Friends.



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