8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	$ 37,039,055	$ 37,039,055	$ 40,039,055
Accumulated Amortization	3,688,025	3,623,361	3,557,641
Carrying Amount	33,351,030	33,415,694	36,481,414
Wholesale (Member)
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	29,343,578	29,343,578	32,343,578
Carrying Amount	29,343,578	29,343,578	32,343,578
Retail (Member)
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	2,900,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Carrying Amount	2,900,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Patents [Member]
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	2,595,477	2,595,477	2,595,477
Accumulated Amortization	2,401,358	2,376,694	2,350,975
Carrying Amount	194,119	218,783	244,502
Customer Relationships [Member]
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Amount	2,200,000	2,200,000	2,200,000
Accumulated Amortization	1,286,667	1,246,667	1,206,666
Carrying Amount	$ 913,333	$ 953,333	$ 993,334

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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