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SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Detail Textuals) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Day $ / shares | Nov. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs based on financing | $ 64,848 |  |  |
Unamortization of debt issuance costs | 63,369 |  |  |
Carrying value | 1,586,631 |  |  |
Interest expense | $ 8,136 |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 7.40% |  |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock conversion price | $ / shares | $ 2.50 |  |  |
Common stock consecutive trading days | Day | 20 |  |  |
Common stock closing price trading days | $ / shares | $ 3.50 |  |  |
Securities Purchase Agreement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 0 |
Securities Purchase Agreement | Accredited investors Management team and Board of Directors |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  | $ 1,650,000
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.00%
Securities Purchase Agreement | Management and Board of Directors |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  | $ 1,185,000
Securities Purchase Agreement | Chairman, president and chief executive officer and one member of the management team | Subsequent Event | Convertible notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 550,000 |  |
Interest rate |  | 6.00% |  |

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