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PROMISSORY NOTES (Details)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
PROMISSORY NOTES (Details)	Mar. 11, 2019 USD ($) note	Sep. 10, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 02, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2018 USD ($)
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Amortization of debt discount								$ 2,556,409	$ 2,450,664
Interest paid								25,891	$ 211,166
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due July 17, 2017 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes						$ 420,000
Additional proceeds from issuance of debt						$ 250,000
Debt, principal					$ 700,000			494,437
Amortization of debt discount					$ 30,000
Stated interest rate				12.00%
Debt instrument, payment plan, duration				12 months
Debt instrument, periodic payment				$ 62,000
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount								205,563
Interest paid								45,414
Interest payable, current								115,881
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due June 6, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, principal								0
Stated interest rate												12.00%
Interest payable, current								$ 2,028
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding												$ 315,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net												$ 55,000
Proceeds from promissory note							$ 260,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due January 24, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes			$ 87,500
Stated interest rate								12.00%
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding			115,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net			$ 27,500
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note Due March 10, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes		$ 100,000
Stated interest rate								12.00%
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding		120,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net		$ 20,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note Due June 30, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes										$ 225,000
Debt, principal								$ 300,000
Interest payable, current								23,054
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding										300,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net										75,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note Due September 11, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes	$ 50,000
Debt, principal								$ 60,000
Stated interest rate	12.00%							12.00%
Interest payable, current								$ 2,667
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 60,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net	$ 10,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Promissory Note Two [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, principal								460,000
Interest payable, current								29,792
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Baybridge Convertible Note [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
New notes								$ 0		$ 0
Number of promissory notes exchanged \| note	2
Convertible Debt [Member] \| BayBridge Convertible Note One [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 115,000
Accrued interest	(10,607)
Convertible Debt [Member] \| BayBridge Convertible Note Two [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding	120,000										$ 315,000
Accrued interest	$ 7,829										$ 37,872