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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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OPTIONS (Details Textual) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
OPTIONS (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2016	May 12, 2016	Jan. 15, 2016	Apr. 15, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	May 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Oct. 09, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights			Vesting shall only occur if the closing share price of the Companys common stock on each of the 20 trading days before and including the end of any performance period is not less than $0.20 per share (market condition)
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights									$ 0.25	$ 0.001		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$ 0.179		$ 0.179
Minimum
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$ 0.038		0.038
Options
Granted (in dollars per share)							$ 0.08
Share based compensation expense					$ 166,111	$ (119,224)	$ 706,230	$ 709,311
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning Balance					25,005,504		25,005,504				14,759,914
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross							10,756,090
Performance Options [Member]
Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 0.038
Expected term			5 years
Expected volatility (as a percent)			162.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)			1.46%
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)			0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			6,500,000
Performance Options [Member] \| Performance and Market Conditions [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			5,500,000
Non Performance Options [Member]
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)							0.00%
Non Performance Options [Member] \| Maximum
Expected term							3 years 6 months
Expected volatility (as a percent)							174.99%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)							1.73%
Non Performance Options [Member] \| Minimum
Expected term							1 year 6 months
Expected volatility (as a percent)							102.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)							0.87%
Options Granted On May 2016 One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		100,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date		May 12, 2021
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period Grant Date Fair Value		$ 16,694
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 0.177
Options Granted On May 2016 One [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		50.00%
Options Granted On May 2016 One [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		4.17%
Options Granted On April 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross				49,715
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 0.179
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date				Apr. 15, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period Grant Date Fair Value				$ 6,250
Options Granted On May 2016 Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		3,400,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 0.177
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date		May 12, 2021
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period Grant Date Fair Value		$ 559,603
Options Granted On May 2016 Two [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		50.00%
Options Granted On May 2016 Two [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		50.00%
Options Granted On July 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	56,375
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.156
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date	Jul. 15, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period Grant Date Fair Value	$ 6,250