STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ (7,011,036)	$ 5,078,557	$ 56,064,241
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,527,227	4,602,961	1,257,417
Net unrealized (gain) loss on investments	10,521,166	(2,343,359)	(513,529)
Realized gain (loss) on investments	(5,574,792)	327,926
Accreted interest	9,157	60,115	109,019
Bond amortization	(970)	(159)
Deferred taxes	(1,873,367)	7,347,171	(9,234,628)
Provision for doubtful accounts	626,940	322,991	150,000
Share-based compensation		10,125,813	3,660,387
Net realizable value inventory adjustment	175,355
Other income - TIA	(6,223,891)	(3,832,747)
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan			(1,377,652)
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Accounts receivable	(6,463,542)	29,701,396	(13,877,663)
Inventories	2,927,445	(94,249)	(10,355,273)
Other current assets	313,848	(564,496)	(17,652)
Income taxes receivable	9,464,758	(10,619,886)
Other assets	32,460	(178,850)	38,892
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable	(1,625,890)	(13,999,647)	4,148,128
Accrued liabilities	807	(4,269,163)	2,147,705
Income taxes payable	(58,827)	(4,896,246)	594,107
Net cash from operating activities	2,766,848	16,768,128	32,793,499
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment	(852,979)	(16,830,077)	(58,366,563)
Purchase of debt and equity securities	(68,481,490)	(18,135,191)	(4,748,624)
Proceeds from the sales of equity securities	58,572,186	3,762,454	75,000
Net cash used by investing activities	(10,762,283)	(31,202,814)	(63,040,187)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of long-term debt	(281,866)	(283,933)	(274,791)
Proceeds from Technology Investment Agreement (TIA)	2,563,229	14,235,417	52,366,282
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		13,800	48,600
Payment of preferred stock redemption price payable			(101,250)
Payment of preferred stock repurchase payable	(1,101,110)	(1,101,110)	(1,101,110)
Payment of preferred stock dividends	(232,445)	(252,879)	(3,824,311)
Redemption of preferred stock	(6,168)
Repurchase of common stock		(7,618,177)	(5,270,501)
Net cash from financing activities	941,640	4,993,118	41,842,919
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(7,053,795)	(9,441,568)	11,596,231
Cash and cash equivalents at:
Beginning of period	19,721,345	29,162,913	17,566,682
End of period	12,667,550	19,721,345	29,162,913
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
Interest paid	161,322	110,537	118,163
Income taxes paid (received)	(9,747,329)	12,323,857	27,124,342
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Preferred dividends declared, not paid	1,417,437	1,417,937	1,438,371
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock			30,500
Amounts receivable under Technology Investment Agreement (TIA)		2,025,413	5,924,136
Redemption price payable	$ 6,000	6,000	6,000
Preferred stock repurchase payable		$ 1,091,953	$ 2,132,948