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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	Sep. 16, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 15, 2022 shares	Feb. 08, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 shares
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Aggregate rent expense			$ 373,840	$ 170,276
10% Notes
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Number of warrants issued \| shares										1,050,011
Interest rate (as a percent)			10.00%				10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Twelve Percent Notes 2022 [Member]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Number of warrants issued \| shares								3,857,150
Aggregate amount			$ 13,500,000			$ 13,500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			12.00%		12.00%		12.00%	12.00%
Consulting agreement \| Board of Directors Chairman
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Chief executive officer with compensation	$ 200,000
Renewal term of consulting agreement	6 months
Term of consulting agreement	1 year
Number of warrants issued \| shares	7,280,007
Aggregate amount of consulting fees paid			$ 50,000	24,999
Additional term	2 years
Lease agreement \| Dalton Adventures, LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Leased space (in sq ft) \| ft²			17,000
Monthly rent expenses			$ 29,691
Monthly rent attributable to base rent		$ 27,405	27,000
Monthly rent attributable to property taxes			2,691
Aggregate rent expense			75,848	112,325
Lease agreement \| Bellewood Holdings, LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Monthly rent expenses			11,287
Monthly rent attributable to base rent			10,000
Monthly rent attributable to property taxes			1,287
Aggregate rent expense			0	35,612
Lease agreement \| JLA Enterprises, LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Aggregate rent expense			$ 51,942	$ 0