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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Further awards granted							24,035,000		17,215,000
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Weighted average fair value							$ 0.14		$ 0.22
Compensation cost		$ 2,100,000			$ 0			$ 2,100,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights				20,000,000
Reissuance of warrants		13,750,000
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| August Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Compensation cost			$ 226,431				$ 226,431
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Compensation cost			$ 299,890			$ 0	$ 299,890	$ 0
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
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Warrants [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Compensation cost				$ 2,000,000.0
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Common shares issued issued for cash, shares				22,000,000			24,035,000	13,750,000
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
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Board of Directors and Certain Consultants [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued to awards							2,825,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares							265,000
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			27,250,000				27,250,000
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
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