8. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock options issued to directors	600,000
Stock option based compensation	$ 207,921	$ 623,761
Fee paid for conversion of promissory note	40,000
Warrants issued for conversion of promissory note	68,966
Warrants issued under private placement	210,000
Warrants issued under private placement - value	$ 30,590