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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jan. 01, 2022 | Oct. 15, 2021 | Nov. 23, 2020 | May 22, 2019 | Jan. 23, 2019
Compensation expense | $ 4,421,634 | $ 1,028,522 |  |  |  |  |
Recognized compensation costs | 716,618 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs | $ 8,850,989 |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition | 3 years 11 months 4 days | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock | 26,293 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option grants, total |  | 9,145,745 |  |  |  |  |
Stock option grants,vest |  | 1,505,000 |  |  |  |  |
Intrinsic value | $ 14,265,304 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise stock option grants | 26,887 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock | 384,359 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unearned stock option grants | 11,550,745 |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 1.618 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common stock authorized shares |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |
Number of common stock shares increase |  |  | 22,000,000 |  | 9,750,000 |  |
Unearned stock option grants | 9,704,620 |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 Stock Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common stock authorized shares | 20,792,370 |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common stock shares increase |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 | 2,500,000
2011 Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common stock shares increase |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 | 2,200,000
Stock Option | Nineteen Employees And Consultants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 1.726 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted | 3,336,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option | Two Consultants |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 1.359 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted | 20,625 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option | An Employee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 3.30 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted | 20,792,370 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option [Member] | Eight Employee And Consultant [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 2.057 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted | 1,132,457 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option [Member] | Seventeen Employees And Consultants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option grants, total |  | 10,650,745 |  |  |  |  |
Average exercise price | $ 1.766 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option grants expire |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option [Member] | Two Officers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of these options |  | $ 1,116,146 |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock |  | 3,997,870 |  |  |  |  |
Particle, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expense |  | $ 197,553 |  |  |  |  |
Ronald P. Erickson [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 2.09 |  |  |  |  |  |
Phillip A. Bosua [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 2.09 |  |  |  |  |  |
Peter Conley [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for recognition | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant issued to common stock | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 1.48 |  |  |  |  |  |

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