PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
Computer hardware and software	$	83,711		$	262,203
Office furniture and equipment		1,113,980			1,113,980
Leasehold improvements		3,330,855			3,330,855
Property and equipment, gross		4,528,546			4,707,038
Less: accumulated depreciation		(3,254,944	)		(3,093,223	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,273,602		$	1,613,815

Depreciation expense was $158,343 and $192,084 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $340,213 and $387,803 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.