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 4)

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NOTES PAYABLE (Details 4) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 19, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 19, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 27, 2018 $ / shares	Aug. 08, 2018 $ / shares	Feb. 27, 2018 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock price				$ 10.30		$ 11.10	$ 11.30	$ 11.40
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock price	$ 7.02	$ 1.97	$ 6.86		$ 9.00
Conversion feature liabilities (in thousands) \| $	$ 132	$ 1	$ 6,336		$ 7,540
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Measurement Input, Selected Yield [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Selected yield	19.82	16.77
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Selected yield	55.00	50.00	65.00		70.00
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expected life (in years)	1 year 3 months 3 days	9 months 21 days	4 years 3 months 3 days		4 years 9 months 21 days
Valuation Technique Binomial Monte-Carlo Cliquet Option Pricing Model [Member] \| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Selected yield			1.79		2.51
Risk-free rate	Term structure	Term structure

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