USA men's ski team member Bode Miller participates in a news conference, on the first day of the World Cup Ski Championships, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Photo: AP // Brennan Linsley

BOISE, Idaho — Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor drug charges after an arrest in eastern Idaho earlier this month.

Miller, 48, was arrested June 6 in Fremont County, according to court records, and entered not guilty pleas the following week to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

In a probable cause statement, Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Hurt wrote that he found Miller with a white dispensary bag containing 4.1 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. The court documents do not detail the circumstances surrounding the arrest.

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In a statement posted to Instagram, Miller offered his account of the traffic stop:

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“I was pulled over for accelerating while passing another vehicle on a highway in Idaho. My friend, who was traveling with me, had a small amount of cannabis and a cannabis pipe in his possession which I was unaware of. We fully cooperated with the officer. I am hopeful the misdemeanor charges will be dropped once the facts are reviewed.”

Idaho has some of the strictest drug laws in the nation. Colorado and Oregon have both legalized psilocybin for therapeutic use, and the substance has grown popular with some health advocates who believe microdosing or supervised use can help ease anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies to accelerate research and loosen restrictions on psychedelics.

Miller built his career on a high-risk, high-reward racing style that produced six Olympic medals, including gold in the super-combined at the 2010 Vancouver Games, along with frequent crashes. He won 33 World Cup races, two World Cup overall titles and four world championship golds. His last major race came at the 2015 world championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where a wipeout in the super-G knocked him out of the competition and led to surgery on a torn hamstring tendon.

This report includes material from the Associated Press journalists Pat Graham and Jake Seiner contributed.