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Segment information - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 632,953	$ 595,247	$ 1,267,208	$ 1,200,060
Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	906,292	967,064	1,860,052	1,934,299
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	204,000	188,586	404,495	371,337
Manufacturing Units [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 70,134	$ 82,340	$ 145,667	$ 208,474

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- Definition

The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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