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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Summary of Stock Option Outstanding) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares shares
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 5.20		$ 3.42	$ 4.59
Number of options \| shares	6,803,230	6,803,230	5,309,584	1,122,461
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	8 years 4 months 24 days
Exercise Price $2.20 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 2.20
Number of options \| shares	4,584	4,584
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	7 years 11 months 12 days
Exercise Price $3.23 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 3.23
Number of options \| shares	3,794,603	3,794,603
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	8 years 3 months 7 days
Exercise Price $3.59 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 3.59
Number of options \| shares	26,667	26,667
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	8 years 3 months 18 days
Exercise Price $3.81 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 3.81
Number of options \| shares	185,816	185,816
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	7 years 7 months 13 days
Exercise Price $4.00 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 4.00
Number of options \| shares	539,518	539,518
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	6 years 5 months 23 days
Exercise Price $4.67 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 4.67
Number of options \| shares	183,511	183,511
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	8 years 4 months 2 days
Exercise Price $7.00 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 7.00
Number of options \| shares	1,508,146	1,508,146
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	9 years 5 months 12 days
Exercise Price $13.96 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 13.96
Number of options \| shares	190,000	190,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	9 years 6 months 14 days
Exercise Price $29.63 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 29.63
Number of options \| shares	100,000	100,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	9 years 9 months 29 days
Exercise Price $31.62 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 31.62
Number of options \| shares	75,000	75,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	9 years 11 months 1 day
Exercise Price C$4.90 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 4.90
Number of options \| shares	163,154	163,154
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	6 years 21 days
Exercise Price C$5.06 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock options, Exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 5.06
Number of options \| shares	32,231	32,231
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	7 years 7 months 13 days