COMMON STOCK OPTIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

During 2017, the Company estimated the fair value of the stock options at the date of each grant based on the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate	1.36% to 1.99			%
Expected life	5 years
Expected volatility		98.38% to 101.86		%
Dividend yield			0.00	%

The Company estimated the fair value of the stock options for 2015 and 2016 at the date of the grant, based on the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate	1.52	%	to		1.60	%
Expected life				5 years
Expected volatility	131.33	%	to		136.34	%
Dividend yield					0.00	%

Risk-free interest rate		1.85	%
Expected life	5 years
Expected volatility		130.34	%
Dividend yield		0.00	%

Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding options as of September 30, 2017 and changes during the nine months then ended:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
As of December 31, 2016		20,715,000		$	0.143		2.08	$	261,220
Granted		6,900,000			0.097
Expired and canceled		(7,300,000	)		0.206
Exercised		-			-
As of September 30, 2017		20,315,000			0.105		3.69		-
Exercisable		19,740,000			0.105		3.65		-

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding options as of December 31, 2016 and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, January 1, 2016		20,965,000		$	0.18
Granted		150,000			0.00
Expired/Canceled		(400,000	)		0.10
Outstanding, December 31, 2016		20,715,000			0.14
Exercisable		19,640,000			0.14