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This systematic review focuses on the Arab world, compiling research on cannabis consumption among school and university students, where use has significantly increased but remains inadequately evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021285103). Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, two researchers searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and PsycInfo from inception to 9 May 2024, with no filters or language restrictions. Grey literature was identified through structured searches in Google Scholar and ProQuest Dissertations &amp;amp; Theses Global on 30 August 2024, as well as through reference list screening and citation tracking of the included articles. Keywords used included \u201ccannabis\u201d, \u201cstudent\u201d, and \u201cArab\u201d.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 5,820 potentially eligible records, 31 manuscripts were identified and 17 records were retrieved from the grey literature. A total of 48 cross-sectional studies from 13 Arab countries met the inclusion criteria and were included in the synthesis. Of these, 20 studies focused on school settings (sample sizes: 140\u201310,648), and 29 examined university students (sample sizes: 172\u20137,445). The most commonly used assessment tools were the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) for school students and the WHO-based Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for university students. Lifetime cannabis use prevalence ranged from 0.7% in Iraq to 9.4% in Morocco among school students, and from 4.7% in Tunisia to 32% in Lebanon and Egypt among university students. Cannabis use was more prevalent among university students. 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