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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 11, 2022 | Feb. 02, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2020 | Mar. 16, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Gain on loan forgiveness |  |  |  |  |  | $ 253,000 |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | 8,018,798 | $ 14,914,065 |
Issuance costs of debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 727,117 |
Common stock issued related to conversion of convertible notes and interest |  |  |  |  |  | 2,255,066 | 16,464,066 |
Convertible Note - Ronald P. Erickson and Affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of warrants |  |  |  |  | $ 110,545 |  |  |
Warrant to purchase common stock shares |  |  |  |  | 1,039,666 |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  |  |  | $ 287,290 | $ 216,246 |
Exercise price of warrants |  |  |  |  | $ 0.50 |  |  |
Convertible Debt Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,439,317 |
Warrant to purchase common stock shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 492,090 |
Issuance costs of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 727,117 |
Warrants to purchase common stock equal to percentage rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Fund raised by convertible debt offerings |  |  | $ 24,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 14,209,000 | $ 5,639,500
Common stock convertible subject to certain adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,104,500 |
Warrants exercisable for shares of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,552,250 |
Proceeds from convertible notes and warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 727,117 |
Warrants issued for services fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,667,281 |
Debt discount beneficial conversion feature |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,769,683 |
Common stock issued related to conversion of convertible notes and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,091,960 |
Common stock conversion price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.00 |
Amortization related to debt offerings |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,272,911 |  |
Convertible Debt Offering | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.20 |  |
Gross proceeds percentage by warrant to purchase common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |
Convertible Debt Offering | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.40 |  |
Gross proceeds percentage by warrant to purchase common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |
Convertible Note - Clayton A. Struve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 86,562 | $ 71,562
Convertible promissory or OID notes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,071,000 |  |
Convertible Note - J3E2A2Z Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible redeemable promissory note amount |  |  |  |  | $ 664,233 |  |  |
Convertible redeemable promissory note principal amount |  |  |  |  | 664,233 |  |  |
Convertible Note - J3E2A2Z Account Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible redeemable promissory note amount |  |  |  |  | 519,833 |  |  |
Convertible redeemable promissory note principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 519,833 |  |  |
Note Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from paycheck protection program loan |  | $ 205,633 |  | $ 226,170 |  |  |  |
On April 30, 2020 [Member] | Note Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | 4,350 | 3,222 |
Repay of principal amount | $ 78,843 |  |  |  |  | 98,106 |  |
Repayment of principal Interest Amount | $ 1,057 |  |  |  |  | 1,997 |  |
On February 1, 2021 [Member] | Note Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,721 | $ 1,268 |

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