Property and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

8. Property and equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:  

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation			Net book value		Net book value
Land	$	165,537	$	—		$	165,537	$	2,911,530
Property		3,131,464		(346,333	)		2,785,131		5,750,045
Leasehold improvements		—		—			—		251,774
Furniture and fixtures		—		—			—		35,000
	$	3,297,001	$	(346,333	)	$	2,950,668	$	8,948,349

Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $217,018 and $273,646, respectively. On December 20, 2019, in terms of an agreement with the landlord the lease for the West Palm Beach facility was terminated and the Company impaired the leasehold improvements relating to the leased property, the impairment charge was $242,514.