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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 11, 2020 | Dec. 10, 2020 | Dec. 09, 2020 | Oct. 07, 2020 | Jul. 02, 2020 | Jun. 12, 2020 | Jan. 02, 2020 | Dec. 12, 2019 | Dec. 10, 2019 | Dec. 09, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investors exercised warrants |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold percentage of shareholder exercising warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Aggregate exercised of warrants |  | 200,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants |  | $ 1,100,000 | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,613,929 | $ 8,055,797
Meadow Hill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eligible amount receivable by related party for the first month of the term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |  |
Stock options granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,834 |  |  |  |
Exercise price per share of options granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.26 |  |  |  |
Mr. Scott L. Anchin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,786 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price per share of options granted |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.43 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options vested |  |  |  |  | 9,121 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options cancelled |  |  |  |  |  | 11,665 |  |  |  |  |  |
Replacement Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants issued the investors | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 159,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 7.54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Replacement warrants of $6.57 exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants issued the investors | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ 6.57 | $ 6.57 | $ 6.57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Replacement warrants of $6.46 exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants issued the investors | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ 6.46 | $ 6.46 | $ 6.46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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