Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative)

v3.21.2

Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Stock based compensation		$ 223,998		$ 135,109	$ 255,908	$ 249,749
Stock Issued During Period, Value			$ 644,250
Common stock shares issued		89,245,951			89,245,951		78,096,326
Intrinsic Value [Member]
Closing stock price			$ 1.02
Stock Options [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value					$ 101,250
Common stock shares issued		125,000			125,000
Option exercise price per share		$ 0.81			$ 0.81
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Common stock, shares granted	500,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value	$ 615,000
January 1, 2020 [Member] \| Advisory Areement [Member]
Common stock, shares granted					1,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value					$ 200,000
March 30, 2021 [Member] \| Business Development Agreement [Member]
Common stock, shares granted					25,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value					$ 29,250
May 1, 2021 [Member]
Common stock shares issued		15,869			15,869
Stock issued for cashless exercise of stock options					25,000
Option exercise price per share		$ 0.42			$ 0.42
Market price		$ 1.15			$ 1.15
Stock issued for exercise of stock options					125,000

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