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DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)										3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 15, 2021 USD ($) tradingDay shares	Mar. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($) promissory_note	Aug. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2020 USD ($) promissory_note	Aug. 06, 2020 USD ($) promissory_note
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Warrant exercise price percentage one	150.00%
Warrant exercisable, threshold days \| tradingDay	20
Warrant exercise price percentage two	135.00%
Warrants outstanding										$ 70,879	70,879
Interest payments											139,213	223,543
Long-term debt										4,529,068	4,486,256	3,557,705
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Accounts Payable
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GHF Secured Promissory Note \| Secured Debt
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Debt discounts	$ 450,000									$ 42,812	450,000
Interest rate	6.00%									6.00%			6.00%
Interest expense										$ 86,301	19,720
Principal amount	$ 5,000,000
Promissory Notes Georges Concorde And Bean
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Principal amount												0
Principal payment, debt amount			500,000	$ 1,700,000
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Interest rate															12.00%
Principal amount															$ 4,475,000
Number of promissory notes \| promissory_note															3
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Concorde Trust Unsecured Promissory Notes - 12% interest, due September 2021 \| Secured Debt
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Total debt											0	683,263
Interest rate													12.00%
Concorde Trust Unsecured Promissory Notes - 12% interest, due September 2021 \| Unsecured Debt
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Total debt											$ 0	1,389,014
Interest rate													12.00%
Georges Trust Unsecured Promissory Notes - 12% interest, due September 2021 \| Unsecured Debt
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Promissory note Jolcover
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Principal payment amount					$ 151,216
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Early repayment, make whole payment								$ 700,000
Remaining balance of make whole obligation						200,000
Loss on early retirement of debt						$ 51,000
Interest expense reimbursed												$ 300,000
Caterpillar Equipment Facility and Capital Lease
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Periodic installments amount							$ 37,817		$ 29,570
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