STOCK AWARDS, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS - Stock-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 1,087,133	$ 720,281	$ 3,310,366	$ 2,185,542
General and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	943,075	654,744	2,711,296	1,913,005
Research and development
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 144,058	$ 65,537	$ 599,070	$ 272,537