'Shroom Charges Dropped Against Olympian Bode Miller

UPDATE Jun 26, 2026 10:50 AM CDT

Former Olympian Bode Miller is no longer facing drug charges in Idaho. The 48-year-old had been accused of possessing psilocybin mushrooms in the strict state, but a prosecutor told the AP on Friday that the case is dismissed. "We recently received information which resulted in our office determining it is in the interest of justice to dismiss Mr. Miller's misdemeanor charges," said Fremont County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake. She did not elaborate.

Jun 24, 2026 6:40 AM CDT

Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges after he was arrested on a charge of possessing psilocybin mushrooms. Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia the following week, per the AP. Miller said in an Instagram post that he was pulled over after accelerating to pass a vehicle on the highway. His friend had a small amount of cannabis and a cannabis pipe, which Miller said he didn't know about. "We fully cooperated with the officer," he wrote. "I am hopeful the misdemeanor charges will be dropped once the facts are reviewed."

The court documents don't include any details about the circumstances surrounding Miller's arrest. But in a probable-cause statement, Jacob Hurt, a Fremont County sheriff's deputy, wrote that he'd found Miller with a white dispensary bag containing 4.1 grams of the psychedelic mushrooms. Although Idaho has some of the strictest drug laws in the nation, Colorado and Oregon have both legalized the use of psilocybin for therapeutic treatments, and the substance has become increasingly popular with some health advocates who believe that microdosing it or using it in therapeutic settings can help ease anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

In April, President Trump signed an executive order directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed up research and loosen restrictions on psychedelics, and in response the FDA said it would offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions. The 48-year-old Miller, who took a gambler's approach to ski racing with a high-risk, high-reward style, won six Olympic medals in his time, including gold in the super-combined race at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Miller won 33 World Cup races and a pair of World Cup overall titles. He also captured four gold medals at world championships.