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Are people allowed to offer massage therapy on Craigslist?

What about people who didn't go to school for it or have some kind of certificate? Or is it a Union thing, making it illegal to practice for payment? I was just wondering how to make some extra money when I get an apartment... I guess it might be kinda dangerous to offer a service like that from an apartment, but I might be desperate for some extra cash.

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1. Two problems: 1. That is extremely dangerous. If you're advertising unlicensed massage on CL, the subtext is sex, whether you mean it that way or not. There are plenty of creeps on CL looking for an "erotic rubdown," and very few of them will be honest about their intentions, since it's illegal to solicit prostitution. So you're opening yourself up to some very dangerous misunderstandings, and making it a hundred times worse by telling the creeps where you live. 2. Yes, it is illegal to practice massage therapy without a license, in the same way that it is illegal to practice physical therapy, chiropractic, or medicine without a license. It's licensed and regulated for a host of reasons, and you can be arrested and jailed for trying to skirt the laws. It's not illegal to massage a friend/loved one casually. In most states, the defining characteristic is payment - if you receive payment, whether it's cash, goods, or services, then you are practicing massage and must have a license.