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WARRANTS - Issued with Series B Preferred Stock (Details) - Warrants Issued with Series B Preferred Stock $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2023 Y $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares
2018 Warrants
Warrants
Number of warrants entity became obligated to issue (in shares) \| shares		72,261
Warrants to purchase common stock (in dollars) \| $		$ 0.2
Expiration term		10 years
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 5.08	$ 8.24
2018 Warrants \| Contractual term (in years)
Warrants
Measurement input \| Y			10.0
2018 Warrants \| Volatility
Warrants
Measurement input			0.7322
2018 Warrants \| Risk-free interest rate
Warrants
Measurement input			0.0270
2018 Warrants \| Dividend yield
Warrants
Measurement input			0.0000
2019 Warrants
Warrants
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Warrants to purchase common stock (in dollars) \| $	$ 0.1
Expiration term	10 years
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 5.08	$ 8.24
2019 Warrants \| Contractual term (in years)
Warrants
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2019 Warrants \| Volatility
Warrants
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2019 Warrants \| Risk-free interest rate
Warrants
Measurement input			0.0270
2019 Warrants \| Dividend yield
Warrants
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