STOCK BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS - Narrative (Details)											12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 19, 2023 USD ($) employee $ / shares shares	May 14, 2023 USD ($) anniversary employee $ / shares shares	Apr. 17, 2023 USD ($) anniversary employee $ / shares shares	May 12, 2022 USD ($) anniversary employee $ / shares shares	May 14, 2021 USD ($) employee anniversary $ / shares shares	Jun. 19, 2020	Oct. 29, 2019	Oct. 09, 2019	May 20, 2019	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share based compensation expense											$ 2,300,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 900,000
Options granted (in shares) | shares											433,000	305,000	1,321,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares											$ 6.46	$ 10.03	$ 1.93
Options granted - grant date fair value											$ 2,373,000	$ 2,982,000	$ 2,067,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost											$ 4,100,000
Cost not recognized, weighted average period											2 years 8 months 4 days
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted - grant date fair value						$ 2,066,590
Amortization rate						$ 18,223
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares											113,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares											$ 5.75
Options granted - grant date fair value											$ 650,000
Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted - grant date fair value			$ 1,400,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 2,586,800
Number of anniversaries | anniversary			4	4	4	4
Amortization rate			$ 28,900	$ 20,500	$ 53,900
Annual vesting percentage						25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Stock option | 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Annual vesting percentage									25.00%	25.00%
Board Member | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of board member granted | employee		5
Granted (in shares) | shares		113,000
Effective price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 5.75
Restricted stock issued		$ 650,000
Board Member | Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares						300,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 1.92
Number of employees granted options | employee						5
Term of stock option (in year)						10 years
Director | Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares	45,000											45,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.45											$ 1.45
Resigning Director | Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares	15,000											15,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.92											$ 1.92
Options granted - grant date fair value	$ 94,000											$ 349,800
Employee | Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares			234,600	150,000	212,021	924,720
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 6.46	$ 6.46	$ 11.90	$ 1.92
Number of employees granted options | employee			15	1	27	21
Term of stock option (in year)			10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Chief Executive Officer | Stock option | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options granted (in shares) | shares			48,600		28,813	96,520
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 6.46		$ 13.09	$ 2.12
Number of employees granted options | employee			1		1	1
Term of stock option (in year)			10 years		5 years	5 years