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Note 8 - Common Stock - Activity of Stock Purchase Warrants (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Outstanding, shares (in shares) | shares | 32,751,578
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.07
Issued (in shares) | shares |
Issued (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |
Exercised (in shares) | shares | (31,639,577)
Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.02
Forfeited or expired (in shares) | shares | (1,112,001)
Forfeited or expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.57
Outstanding, shares (in shares) | shares | 0
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2016 (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |

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