LEASE LIABILITIES AND RIGHT OF USE ASSETS - Summary of operating lease liabilities (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 1,500	$ 4,482		$ 300
Total operating lease liabilities	568,268	952,864	$ 952,864
Less current portion	(166,252)	(190,559)	(190,559)		$ 0
Long term portion	402,016	$ 762,305	762,305		$ 0
Tucson Arizona office lease [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	518,309		461,170
Marietta Georgia Office Lease [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	0		474,708
Atlanta Georgia [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 49,959		$ 16,986

Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as noncurrent.

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