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NOTES PAYABLE (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 11, 2020 | Dec. 10, 2020 | Dec. 09, 2020 | Oct. 09, 2020 | Oct. 07, 2020 | May 01, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Nov. 15, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,774,662) | $ 0 |  |
Payroll costs exclude compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |  | $ 1,100,000 | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,613,929 | 8,055,797 |  |
Term of the warrants |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Investors exercised warrants |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate exercised of warrants |  | 200,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  | 520,151 |  |  |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 26,019 |  |
Secured notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,499,116 |  |
PPP Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Notes Payable |  |  |  |  |  | $ 847,000,000 | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Public Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise Price |  |  |  |  | $ 5.25 |  |  |  | $ 5.25 | $ 5.60
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |  |  |  |  | $ 1,669,500 |  | $ 2,700,000 | $ 8,100,000 |  |
Number of warrants exercised |  |  |  |  | 318,000 |  | 520,151 | 1,649,786 |  |
Secured Convertible Notes ("July 2019 Notes") | Dillon Hill Capital, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payoff Amount |  |  |  | $ 1,665,581 |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum percentage of shareholding in the Company's common stock |  |  |  | 0.05% |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured notes payable |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Replacement Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,643,440 |  |  |
Exercise Price |  |  |  |  | $ 7.54 |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants agreed to be issued | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  | 159,000 |  |  |  |  |
Replacement warrants of $6.57 exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise Price | $ 6.57 | $ 6.57 | $ 6.57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants agreed to be issued | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Replacement warrants of $6.46 exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise Price | $ 6.46 | $ 6.46 | $ 6.46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants agreed to be issued | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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