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NOTES PAYABLE - 2022 12 Notes (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
NOTES PAYABLE - 2022 12 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2022	Feb. 08, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 20, 2021	Dec. 23, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discount				$ 1,888,933	$ 1,911,447
Additional paid-in capital				$ 98,598,761	$ 92,265,392
10% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal amount coverage		20.00%	20.00%
Exercise price of warrants		$ 0.56	$ 0.56			$ 0.56
Additional paid-in capital						$ 810,000
12% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%			12.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal amount coverage	20.00%
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.70
10% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%				12.00%
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,660,000	$ 2,940,000
Aggregate indebtedness amount	$ 2,912,750
Stock issued			1,050,011
Amortization of debt discount				$ 84,375	$ 86,759
12% Investors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Proceeds from debt	$ 10,587,250
Percentage of aggregate principal amount coverage	50.00%
12% Investors \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00
Twelve Percent Notes 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%			12.00%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 13,500,000
Stock issued	3,857,150
Debt fee percentage (as a percent)	5.00%
Debt discount	$ 675,000
Amortization of debt discount				$ 90,334	$ 0
Twelve Percent Notes 2022 [Member] \| 12% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued	1,928,571
Debt discount \| 10% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital		$ 429,300	$ 254,400
Debt discount \| 12% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital	$ 569,223
Extinguishment of debt \| 12% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital	$ 103,577
Extinguishment of debt \| 10% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital			$ 131,000