; (B) limit the transfer and sale of any cannabis manufactured pursuant to this section— (i) to researchers who are registered under this Act to conduct research with controlled substances in schedule I; and (ii) for purposes of use in preclinical research or in a clinical investigation pursuant to an investigational new drug exemption under 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (C) have completed the application and review process under subsection (a) for the bulk manufacture of controlled substances in schedule I; (D) have established and begun operation of a process for storage and handling of controlled substances in schedule I, including for inventory control and monitoring security; (E) have the ability to provide at least 10 unique plant cultivars to ensure plant diversity and scale up to produce bulk plant material on an uninterrupted basis sufficient to supply forecasted demand; (F) be licensed, by each State in which the manufacturer conducts its operations pursuant to this subsection, to manufacture cannabis; (G) have completed a criminal background check for all personnel involved in the operations of the manufacturer pursuant to this subsection to confirm that such personnel have no conviction for a violent felony; and (H) have the ability to test for and isolate at least 12 cannabinoids for the purposes of producing specific products for specific studies by compounding pharmacists or others, labeling, and chemical consistency. (4) Application contents As part of an application to be registered under this subsection, an applicant shall include a written explanation of how the applicant’s proposed manufacture of cannabis would augment the Nation's supply of cannabis for legitimate research purposes. (5) Process Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Attorney General receives an application to be registered under this section to manufacture cannabis for research, the Attorney General shall— (A) grant, or initiate proceedings under section 304(c) to deny, the application