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STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Stock Options (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation			$ 1,668,003	$ 1,001,082
Unrecorded compensation cost related to non-vested awards			$ 20,485
Weighted average period of non-vested awards options			2 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted average grant date fair value for options granted			$ 5.72	$ 7.49
Incentive Stock Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock as stock awards and stock options		3,500,000
Incentive Stock Plan 2020 \| Employees, consultants and non-employee board of director members
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation		$ 250,000
Options \| Employees, consultants and non-employee board of director members
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted	213,889		203,405	155,395
Options \| Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted	361,552
Options \| Incentive Stock Plan 2005 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted			203,405
Options \| Incentive Stock Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative number of shares issued			6,894
Options to purchase shares under the 2005 Incentive stock plan			501,240