BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item			2
Total external revenues	$ 396,854,324	$ 369,981,516	$ 1,094,841,943	$ 1,025,431,309
Depreciation	801,683	609,725	2,318,045	1,827,711
Amortization		10,417		41,667
Operating income (loss)	2,472,956	1,392,702	5,029,133	6,016,129
Interest expense	461,581	381,469	1,321,267	1,100,995
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	2,053,900	1,026,679	3,787,088	4,970,215
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	111,666		111,666
Total assets	176,917,989	137,942,216	176,917,989	137,942,216	$ 157,711,622
Capital expenditures	749,836	1,105,783	2,932,305	3,476,562
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	276,348,474	255,049,572	750,264,131	704,983,203
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	59,487,110	52,014,713	165,443,803	144,875,098
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	20,614,034	22,541,448	59,477,946	60,352,104
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	11,538,319	11,037,533	34,629,465	34,001,611
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	28,866,387	29,338,250	85,026,598	81,219,293
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(1,717,685)	(1,497,197)	(4,661,555)	(4,588,362)
Interest expense	429,958	345,229	1,223,080	990,158
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(2,118,506)	(1,842,427)	(5,855,497)	(5,578,522)
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	111,666		111,666
Total assets	10,551,204	186,822	10,551,204	186,822
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	385,316,005	358,943,983	1,060,212,478	991,429,698
Depreciation	452,025	350,701	1,327,431	1,093,005
Amortization		10,417		41,667
Operating income (loss)	4,350,347	3,592,787	10,907,179	11,093,779
Interest expense	31,623	36,240	98,187	110,837
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	4,329,679	3,569,182	10,852,250	11,030,865
Total assets	146,782,772	120,567,974	146,782,772	120,567,974
Capital expenditures	575,462	757,993	1,808,162	2,366,666
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	276,348,474	255,049,572	750,264,131	704,983,203
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	59,487,110	52,014,713	165,443,803	144,875,098
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	20,614,034	22,541,448	59,477,946	60,352,104
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	28,866,387	29,338,250	85,026,598	81,219,293
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	11,538,319	11,037,533	34,629,465	34,001,611
Depreciation	349,658	259,024	990,614	734,706
Operating income (loss)	(159,706)	(702,888)	(1,216,491)	(489,288)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(157,273)	(700,076)	(1,209,665)	(482,128)
Total assets	19,584,013	17,187,420	19,584,013	17,187,420
Capital expenditures	174,374	347,790	1,124,143	1,109,896
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	$ 11,538,319	$ 11,037,533	$ 34,629,465	$ 34,001,611