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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) The numbers "421" have apparently eclipsed "420" at least in New Jersey, where cannabis consumers celebrated Thursday's first day of legalized pot sales and toking up for adults. Weed buyers lined up before sunrise outside seven recreational cannabis dispensaries across the Garden State waiting for the doors to open and lay down some green for some green for the first time without a medical excuse or legal risk. The first customer in line outside the RISE dispensary in Bloomfield described the moment as "Christmas morning." "I didn't even sleep tonight," Chris, who was in line before 6 a.m., told New York City ABC station WABC. "I was, like, working a later night, and I just knew I had to be here. I just want to be part of that. Today is the day that we're just free to do it without any consequences." The landmark day comes 17 months after New Jersey voters overwhelmingly appro

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