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

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Details 1)	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares	Jun. 29, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Jun. 19, 2019 $ / shares
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Stock price		$ 1.67		$ 10.30
GPB Debt Holdings II, LLC [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Stock price	$ 1.23		$ 1.97
Number outstanding \| shares	252,802		252,802
GPB Debt Holdings II, LLC [Member] \| Risk-free Interest Rate (South Korea government bond) [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding, measurement input	0.15		1.64
GPB Debt Holdings II, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Volatility (Peer Group) [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding, measurement input	120.00		60.00
GPB Debt Holdings II, LLC [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Life (in Years) [Member]
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Expected life (in years)	2 years 6 months		3 years 6 months