With the recent update to Ontario regulations, we are doing everything we possibly can to give you the tools you need to be compliant. That is why we are enabling additional functionality in all new and pre-existing Ontario accounts, in the form of purchasing limits. With these limits in place, you will be able to restrict the amount of cannabis products purchased by your customers and ensure that you stay within the legislative borders set by your government. IndicaOnline is not a regulating authority, and either cannot or does not give any legal advice on how exactly purchasing limits should be set up for your business in different Canadian provinces. We only provide you with a tool and give recommendations on how to use it. Ensuring compliance with the regulations is a responsibility of a licensee.Table of Contents:Enabling Purchasing LimitsSetting up Purchasing LimitsEnabling Purchasing LimitsIn order to enable purchasing limits an employee must have the Manage Purchasing Limits permission, which can be found under the General section on the permissions selection menu. Administrators will have it enabled by default. To enable the permission for the particular staffer on IndicaOnline Web, go to Config→Staff→Choose the staffer→Permissions→General→Manage Purchasing Limits. To do this in Indica POS, tap Menu→Staff→Staff List→Choose the staffer→General→Manage Purchasing Limits.Navigate to Config→Purchasing Limits.Switch the Enable Purchasing Limits toggle to YES.Once enabled, the following toggles will appear:Manager’s PIN Required - Restricts the ability to create orders with exceeded limits unless the manager’s pin is entered.Decline Sales On Exceeded Purchasing Limit - Declines the ability to process sales with exceeded limits, requires manager’s pin to be disabled. This setting can also be enabled in Indica POS by navigating to Menu→Settings→Patients→Decline Sales On Exceeded Purchasing Limit.Calculation Type -  Allows you to choose between the AND/OR calculation typesAND - Calculates limits individually, per indicated product typeOR - Calculates limits in a unified fashion, meaning that limit progression in one product type will reflect on all the others. Limits in Ontario should be calculated via OR logic, in order to ensure compliance with regulatory authorities. Please keep in mind that this statement is factual as of February 2023, and might be subject to change. We highly recommend checking with your local authorities for up-to-date information.Here is the Ontario purchasing limit equivalence formula:30 grams of dry cannabis is equal (equivalent) to150 grams of fresh cannabis450 grams of edible product2100 grams of liquid product7.5 grams of concentrates (solid or liquid)30 cannabis plant seedsSo purchasing limits in Ontario would be set up in the following way:30 g of dried cannabis, OR 150 g of fresh cannabis, OR 450 g of edibles, OR 2100 g of a liquid product, OR 7.5 g of concentrates, OR 30 cannabis seeds.Example formula:The customer has 3.5 g of dried cannabis in the cart. That means that within this purchase they can still add: 30 - 3.5 = 26.5g of dried cannabis, OR 150 - (3.5 x 5) = 132.5g of fresh cannabis, OR 450 - (15 x 3.5) = 397.5g of edibles, OR 1855g of a liquid product, OR 6.625g of concentrate, OR 26.5 pcs of seeds.Setting up Purchasing Limits The information in the screenshots below is for ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES only. Please keep in mind that the numbers may be changed by AGCO, so we strongly advise you to visit their website to find up-to-date information on sales limits.Choose a name for your limit, and type it into the Limit Name field.Select the appropriate Calculate by measurement from the dropdown menu.Now select your product type. Once clicked, the Product Type dropdown will automatically suggest different options based on what you type into the box.There is an option to select the Period of time after which the Purchasing Limits will be reset. Please note that in order to stay compliant with the current regulations as of February 2023, you must select the Per Transaction option, however, this may also be subject to change and should be verified with AGCO.Set the amount of the product that customers are allowed to buy. It can be measured in grams (for weight products) or in pieces (for unit products).You can also enable separate limits for Medical patients.You will need several rules to set up your limits properly, in such cases you can easily add additional ones by clicking the +Add New Rule button.Once done, you can click the Save button and your limits will be active.Your feedback is important to us. If you have questions or concerns regarding this article, feel free to reach out to our tech support team.