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Business (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Working capital	$ 5,800,000		$ 5,800,000
Cash and cash equivalents	5,400,000		5,400,000
Shareholders' equity	5,882,517	$ 7,827,615	5,882,517	$ 7,827,615	$ 6,316,740	$ 7,056,108	$ 8,160,680	$ 3,099,490
Accumulated deficit	(116,957,710)		(116,957,710)			$ (115,499,912)
Other income	$ 7,912		202,052	$ (652,025)
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Proceeds from loan			202,052
Estimated forgiveness of debt			194,140
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