17. EQUITY (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 09, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 29, 2021
Share Subscriptions and conversion of debt	$ 2,371,245			$ 0			$ 3,206,711	$ 116,886
Common stock offering costs	1,399,765			0			1,720,619	0
Common share subscription, less offering costs	0	$ 122,525	$ 19,497	0	$ 81,887	$ 35,000	267,126
Preferred stock offering costs	0						40,874	0
Equity Issuance Costs	$ 1,399,765			$ 0			$ 1,761,493	$ 0
Reservation for conversion of maximum issuable common shares	3,333,333						3,333,333
Shares of Common Stock Underlying Warrants Issued in the Company's 2021 Reg A Offering	4,852,224						4,852,224
Company Stock Option Plan	4,000,000						4,000,000					1,666,667
Proceeds from Sale of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale									$ 18,195,838
Share Purchased Warrants Issued	5,684,788						5,684,788				5,599,079
Share Purchased Warrants Outstanding	5,684,788						5,684,788				5,599,079
Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Reg A Offering										25,714
Common Stock
Common stock issued on warrant exercise	838,123	225,400					1,123,421
Common share subscription, less offering costs	0	51,929	7,969	33,334	49,722	11,667	123,200	94,723
Common share subscription, less offering costs		$ 5	$ 1	$ 3	$ 5	$ 1