Marijuana dispensaries, recreational shops struggle to find homes in rental market

If you run a medical marijuana dispensary or recreational pot store in Washington state, chances are you’ve had a hard time trying to find a place to set up shop.

Challenges in finding a home include landlords not wanting to deal with a business that is still federally illegal, landlords proposing rent hikes and state restrictions on where the dispensaries can move in based on what other businesses are in the neighborhood.

With the recent passage last week of the Cannabis Patient Protection Act,…