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Commitments (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Weighted average exercise price | $ 2.87 |  |
Remaining stock based compensation | $ 6,827,054 |  |
Number of warrants exercised | 678,379 |  |
Share based compensation | $ 5,517,004 | $ 4,135,570 | $ 5,062,267
Share based compensation with the vesting of restricted stock |  | 0 | 610,000
General and administrative [Member] |  |  |
Share based compensation | 2,699,557 | 2,017,199 | 3,208,220
Rent expense | $ 151,405 | $ 127,993 | $ 125,317
Number of options granted to consultants | 350,000 |  |
Number of options converted to warrants | 350,000 |  |
Purchase Warrants [Member] |  |  |
Number of warrant exercisable | 678,379 |  |
Weighted average exercise price | $ 3.00 |  |
Expiration date | Jul. 05, 2018 |  |
Number of warrants exercised |  | 200,000 | 2,421,894
Number of common shares called |  | 52,562 | 1,979,246
Number of shares issued for cash |  |  | 41,687
Number of share purchase warrants exercised | $ 737,393 |  |
Exercised price (in dollars per share) | $ 3.00 |  |
Number of share purchase warrants exercised | $ 18,750 |  |
Exercised price (in dollars per share) | $ 1.24 |  |
Number of common stock to be issued | 125,748 |  |
Number of additional common stock to be issued | 80,981 |  |
2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |
Maximum number of common shares reserved for future issuance | 6,050,553 |  |
Description of grant option | The exercise price will be determined by the board of directors at the time of grant shall be at least equal to the fair market value on such date. If the grantee is a 10% stockholder on the grant date, then the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of fair market value of the Companyâ€™s shares of common stock on the grant date. |  |
Expiration period | 10 years |  |

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