NOTES PAYABLE (Details) - 15% Notes - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
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Notes and Loans Payable	$ 300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Warrants or Options Issued (in Shares)	3
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling Year Two and Three	$ 900,000
Warrant, Exercise Price, Increase (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.45
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants	$ 300,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt	158,100
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	$ 2,019,726	$ 4,234,823
Summary of Troubled Debt Restructuring Note, Debtor [Table Text Block]	15%
Fair Value, Debt Instrument, Valuation Techniques, Change in Technique, Quantification of Effect	$ 0.15
15% Notes [Member]
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	$ 2,519

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