STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of share-based compensation

	For the Three		For the Three
	Months Ending		Months Ending
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
2007 Employee Stock Option Plan	$	—	$	—
2016 Equity Incentive Plan		626,512		1,795,842
2016 Equity Incentive Plan restricted stock awards		64,199		73,498
Warrants		—		—
Total share-based compensation	$	690,711	$	1,869,340

Schedule of stock option and warrant activity

	Non-Qualified Stock Options and Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable
	Number of		Exercise		Weighted Average
	Shares		Price		Exercise Price
Outstanding, December 31, 2023	8,809,807		$0.51 - $16.81	$	2.76
Granted	106,000		$3.99 - $4.60	$	4.20
Expired	—		—		—
Forfeited	—		—		—
Exercised	(314,000	)	$0.57 - $1.15	$	0.62
Outstanding, March 31, 2024	8,601,807		$0.51 - $16.81	$	2.86
Exercisable, March 31, 2024	7,795,841		$0.51 - $16.81	$	2.63

Schedule of non-qualified stock options and warrants outstanding

Non-Qualified Stock Options and Warrants Outstanding
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding Currently Exercisable at March 31, 2024	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted Average Exercise Price of Options and Warrants Currently Exercisable
$0.51 - $16.81	7,795,841	5.3 Years	$2.63

Schedule of fair value of restricted stock awards

				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares			Value per Share
Non-vested, beginning of period	78,452		$	5.71
Granted	—			—
Vested	(8,943	)		5.33
Cancelled and forfeited	—			—
Non-vested, end of period	69,509		$	5.76