Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

NOTES PAYABLE (Details 5)

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NOTES PAYABLE (Details 5)		12 Months Ended
NOTES PAYABLE (Details 5)	Feb. 21, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 29, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 19, 2019 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock price				$ 1.67	$ 10.30
Conversion price		$ 10.00
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock price	$ 1.89	1.23	$ 1.97
Conversion price	$ 3.00	$ 2.00	$ 9.52
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Selected Yield [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Selected yield	19.12	10.48	16.77
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Expected Volatility (Telcon common stock) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Selected yield	65.00	95.00	50.00
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Expected Life (in years) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expected life (in years)	1 year 1 month 28 days	8 months 1 day	9 months 21 days
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Risk-free Interest Rate (South Korea government bond) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Risk-free rate	Term structure	Term structure	Term structure

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